Research outputs
Access is provided to research outputs generated by HSRC researchers since 2000. All research outputs are provided free of charge to the public, with the exception of confidential reports. Where possible the full-text is provided for immediate download. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of an output which is not immediately available for download, please contact the Digital Curation Team at researchoutputs@hsrc.ac.za.
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Research outputs: TEXTBOOKS
2018 Workbook and textbook availability: adding learners' voices
In 2012, Limpopo was at the centre of a media storm when textbooks were not delivered to schools in the province. After high-profile litigat...
2013 The textbook saga and corruption in education
In mid-2012 a textbook war erupted in South Africa focused on provision in Limpopo province. Considerable international literature has highl...
2013 Understanding the Limpopo textbook saga
Between December 2011 and July 2012, the non-delivery of textbooks to schools in Limpopo provoked a storm of anger. Linda Chisholm investiga...
2008 Xenophobia and school history textbooks
In the same week that xenophobic attacks were launched against foreigners in Gauteng, Zulu ethnic nationalists burnt history textbooks in Kw...