A Nation Divided? Assessing and Analyzing Social Cohesion in South Africa

This research explores teacher diversity in quintile four and five schools, examining how diversity translates to performance in building cohesion in the classroom and the school environment. This research seeks to expand our conception of the integration process in schooling, by focusing on the organizational structure, specifically teachers to gain a richer understanding of how diverse teacher bodies build more caring classroom climates and school environments.

Keywords:Social cohesion, teacher social preferences, multicultural education

Disciplines:Other economics and business, Citizenship, immigration and political inequality, International and comparative politics, Multilevel governance, National politics, Political behaviour, Political organisations and institutions, Political theory and methodology, Public administration, Other political science

Project type:PhD project