Transforming higher education: impact of a growing black middle class

What should a post-apartheid university in South Africa look like and how are students from an exploding African middle class handling the sociological transition into a world of opportunities that was not available to most of their parents? Prof Crain Soudien, HSRC CEO, spoke about these questions at a public lecture held at North-West University.

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Human Science Research Council SA
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2026-05-23
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32381373
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Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies
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Transforming higher education: impact of a growing black middle class

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Transforming higher education: impact of a growing black middle class

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Abstract

What should a post-apartheid university in South Africa look like and how are students from an exploding African middle class handling the sociological transition into a world of opportunities that was not available to most of their parents? Prof Crain Soudien, HSRC CEO, spoke about these questions at a public lecture held at North-West University.

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