Teaching White South African Literature in High School: The Legacy of Apartheid in the 21st Century

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Studies based on the concept of cultural differences make the assumption that students coming from culturally diverse backgrounds will achieve academic excellence if classroom instruction is conducted in a manner responsive to the students' home culture. In order to establish knowledge base which would improve student performance, various modifications in classroom teaching need to be used; these have become known as "culturally compatible," "culturally relevant," "culturally congruent," or "culturally responsive" (Nawang 1). Considering that the dramatic shift in the demographic makeup of the United States population is more pronounced in public education, educators have been faced with the need to respond to the needs of students coming from various backgrounds. Today's most important challenge in education is to create learning environments that would maximize educational success and performance for all students, by using culturally responsive pedagogy. The purpose of this work is n

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