You are hereby cordially invited to the second Stellenbosch Forum lecture of the year.

The Stellenbosch Forum lecture series was started in 1990 and provides regular opportunities to staff and students at SU, as well as interested people from the public, to learn more about the relevant, world-class research that is being done at SU. Researchers are requested to present their academic research topics in such a way that they are understandable for non-experts in the field, and these lectures therefore provide the ideal opportunity for critical debate and interesting discussions across disciplinary boundaries.

At this event, Dr Nicholas Spaull, senior researcher in Economics at Stellenbosch University and research fellow at Research on Socio-Economic Policy (ReSEP), will present a lecture with the title:

"Primary Education in Crisis: An overview of South African Schooling"

Date:      Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Time:     13:00 – 14:00

Venue:   Stellenbosch University Library (JS Gericke Library) Auditorium

More about the lecture

Dr Spaull will present an overview of the South African education system highlighting the inequalities that exist in the system, and recent international assessments such as the Progress in International Reading and Literacy (PIRLS) study, which showed that 78% of Grade 4 learners could not read for meaning in any language. He will also discuss the binding constraints research, which aims to identify what we should be prioritising among the many competing calls for attention.

We look forward to welcoming you at this event, which is not to be missed!