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The Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa

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PRAESA (Minami Afurika Daitai Kyouiku Kenkyuu Purojekuto)

Aliases: PRAESA

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1992-01-01 （Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa）
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Other South African languages
Residence History
Kenilworth, Cape Town: Office location

Career

Occupations
Nonprofit organization, Education research and development
Active Years
1992-
Affiliations
University of Cape Town (affiliated with Faculty of Humanities)
Memberships
IBBY South Africa (associated)
Influenced By
Neville Alexander
Influenced
Nal'ibali (reading and literacy campaign), Community reading clubs in the Western Cape and beyond

Awards

IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award
2014
Work: For organizational activities promoting reading among children and young people
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) / Asahi Shimbun (sponsor)
Result: 受賞
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
2015
Work: Long-term commitment to developing a love of reading in children (as an institution)
Organization: Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Racial Identity, Citizenship and Nation Building in Post Apartheid South Africa

Research paper / Report

An essay on racial identity, citizenship and nation building in post-apartheid South Africa. Cited among PRAESA-related research outputs.

Language and identityCivic education

Home-Language Based Bilingual Education: Towards a Learner-Centred Language Typology of Primary Schools in South Africa

Research paper

A study proposing home-language based bilingual education models and a learner-centred language typology for primary schools, with implications for language policy and practice.

Bilingual educationLearner-centred pedagogy

Literacy in the Early Years: Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Early Childhood Classrooms

Practice report / Educational material

A practical guide and report on teaching and learning in multilingual early childhood classrooms, emphasizing stories and meaning-making approaches.

Early literacyMultilingual educationStory-based pedagogy

Bibliography

  • Neville Alexander, Racial Identity, Citizenship and Nation Building in Post Apartheid South Africa
  • Peter Plüddemann, Home-Language Based Bilingual Education: Towards a Learner-Centred Language Typology of Primary Schools in South Africa
  • Brigitta Busch, Aziza Jardine and Angelika Tjoutuku, Language biographies for multilingual learning
  • Rima Vesely, Multilingual Environments for Survival: The Impact of English on Xhosa-Speaking Students in Cape Town
  • Neville Alexander, English Unassailable but Unattainable: The Dilemma of Language Policy in South African Education
  • Carole Bloch, Literacy in the Early Years: Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Early Childhood Classrooms

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Integration of research and practiceParticipatory, practice-oriented approachStory- and meaning-making centered educational style
Recurring Motifs
MultilingualismEarly childhood literacyCommunity engagement

Legacy

PRAESA has played a key role in promoting early childhood literacy and multilingual education in South Africa. Through partnerships with government and communities, and via materials development, training and policy advocacy, it has contributed to the spread of a reading culture.

Academic Societies

  • IBBY South Africa (associated)

Archives

  • PRAESA website archives

Trivia

  • Founded in 1992. One of its founders was Neville Alexander.
  • The Nal'ibali reading campaign, developed from PRAESA activities, became an independent trust in 2016.
  • Won the IBBY–Asahi Reading Promotion Award in 2014 and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2015.