Study Abroad

Educational and Social Reform

Location: Tshwane (formerly Pretoria), South Africa
Dates: July 6 - August 6, 2008
Application Deadline: April 15, 2008

The Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology offers an intensive study abroad program that focuses on education reforms that have been implemented following major social reforms in South Africa. Researchers, government officials, and other knowledgeable presenters share their experiences and what they have learned from the process. The program consists of daily lectures and seminars. There are opportunities for site visits and to meet people who are grappling with reform issues on a daily basis.

The program is relevant for people with broad interests in education reform issues, including educational administrators, teachers, researchers, policy analysts, and anyone interested in learning about other cultures and other educational systems.

6 Points. Offered through Administration Leadership and Technology

Courses

International Perspectives on Educational Reform
E95.2072.099 • 3 points

Independent Study
E95.2300.099 • 3 points

The courses offer students the opportunity to integrate their professional development with personal experience. Students focus on a variety of issues related to social reform while engaging in guided research and field projects.

Faculty

Teboho Moja, clinical professor, Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology, New York University. Dr. Moja, a South African educator, has played a major role in educational reform in South Africa following the transition to democracy. Her background provides students with an unusual entrée to South African culture, the higher education community, educational administrators, and policymakers.

Other faculty members are from the Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology and from the University of Pretoria.

Field Trips

We will visit K-16 institutions. We will visit educational facilities that help us to see how South Africa is changing post-Apartheid. We will see economically advantaged as well as economically disadvantaged universities and schools. In addition to the visits to educational facilities, you will, also, see the beauty of this country through our travels. You will explore cultural centers and museums to get a deep understanding of the issues facing South Africa today, and gain insight into the role that education is playing in its continued development.

Costs

Tuition: $1097 per point (6 points), plus registration fees

Activity fee: approximately $650

Accommodations: approximately $1,150

Travel: approximately $1,400

For More Information

Teboho Moja, Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology, The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, 239 Greene Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10003-6674; 212 998 5589; fax: 212 995 4041; e-mail: teboho.moja@nyu.edu.

Karleigh Koster, Graduate Assistant, Office of Special Programs, The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, 82 Washington Square East, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003-6680; 212 992 9390; knk208@nyu.edu