Black academics: Where’s the local talent?
Business schools need more black South African academics. There’s no quick fix
19 September 2024 - 05:00
Black business-education academics are in short supply. Once upon a time, that would have been no surprise, given South Africa’s history and the lack of black access to higher education.
But 30 years after democracy, the problem remains. The difference is that the reasons appear to have shifted to a new and complex dynamic. They include an education system that lacks the necessary underpinning to prepare academics at an early stage of career development. ..
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