%0 Journal Article
%T People¡¯s Education (for People¡¯s Power) ¡ª a promise unfulfilled
%A T Mathebula
%J South African Journal of Education
%D 2013
%I Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
%X The central feature of Athenian citizens¡¯ rights, that is, people¡¯s participation in government, is also enshrined in the South African Constitution. This article argues for the Athenian style of participatory democracy as a viable model of participation in governing South African schools. The author claims that ¡®people¡¯s education¡¯, which had its origins in the principles of the Freedom Charter1 ¡ª was diluted during the negotiations for South Africa¡¯s new democratic government. As a result, the political and educational ideal of ¡®people¡¯s education for ¡®people¡¯s power¡¯ has given way to democratic elitism in post-apartheid South African schools.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/saje/article/view/85001