Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / By the mid 1980s the Nationalist Party had sought to salvage almost four decades of apartheid policies that were based on white supremacy. In this regard it engaged in dual strategies of repression and reform. The state's strategies were challenged by organisations and movements within civil society. In this regard a number of community-based organisation mushroomed both nationally and regionally. These organisations were co-ordinated by adult political activists most of whom were perceived to lack the necessary skills to manage organisation more effectively. In this conjuncture, the Adult Education Departments at five South African universities developed certificate-level programmes to address this gap. This study focuses on three such programmes, the Community Adult Education Programme, based at the University of Cape Town, the Certificate for Educators of Adults at the University of the Western Cape, and the Community Adult Educators Training Course based at the University of Natal- Pietermaritzburg. This study investigates the social and political conditions that gave rise to the three certificate programmes. It also investigates the relationship between the external social and political conditions and the internal curriculum practices of the certificates. In this process it analyses the nature of the relationship and identifies shifts in the programmes and the curriculum practices between 1986 and 1996. The study uses a qualitative approach and draws on elements of critical theory and social constructionism to understand the data gleaned from interviews and documents. This study argues that all three certificate programmes have directly been tied into the social political context in South Africa between 1986 and 1996. In this decade the study argues, there are three distinct political periods, namely repression/reform, negotiations and fragile democracy. It argues that distinct features from each period have shaped the certificates in different ways. Along with the national political conditions as manifest at the level of the state, the private sector and civil society there are local and institutional dynamics that contribute to the different forms assumed by these certificates. The study further argues that the external social - political conditions from each period have demarcated and fixed the boundaries for the certificates as a social practice. In this process the curriculum practices for each period permitted certain words and practices in preference to others. Consequently, it argues that the external and internal social and political dimensions together construct the certificates as a discourse. This study is based on a belief that the role of a certificate practitioner is to creatively locate the day to day practices within different theoretical frameworks in order to advance studies into sites of adult education practices. This study represents a step in such a direction.

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[pt] A pesquisa O ensino de línguas estrangeiras como um fator de inclusão social: o desafio da francofonia no Rio de Janeiro tem por objetivo analisar o efeito das políticas lingüísticas para o ensino de línguas estrangeiras no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, partindo de um pressuposto básico da sociolingüística que é aquele que propõe estabelecer uma relação entre língua e sociedade. Esta análise considera dados provenientes do contexto histórico, econômico e cultural de alguns municípios do Estado selecionados para este estudo. Consideramos a inserção sócio-econômica dos cidadãos nas regiões estudadas como um dos critérios para julgar a eficácia das políticas lingüística adotadas. Para tanto, consideramos as políticas lingüísticas no domínio das línguas estrangeiras levando primeiramente em conta as medidas legalmente explicitadas através de leis e decretos, assim como procuramos mostrar de que modo uma parcela da sociedade resolve as lacunas relacionadas à oferta de ensino de línguas no sistema educacional. / [en] This study analyzes the effect of language policies for the teaching of foreign languages in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, based on the basic postulate of sociolinguistics - that of establishing a relation between language and society. Our analysis takes into account a set of data derived from the historical, economic and social context of a few selected municipalities of the State. We consider the socioeconomic insertion of citizens in the regions under investigation as one of the criteria to evaluate the efficiency of the language policies adopted. Thus, we consider the language policies as reflected in the teaching of foreign languages, taking into account, first of all, the legal means and measures, as expressed in laws and decrees. We also attempt to show how a part of the society fills the gaps related to foreign language teaching-or the lack thereof- in the educational system. / [fr] Ce travail a pour but d analyser l effet des politiques linguistiques sur l enseignement des langues étrangères à l tat de Rio de Janeiro, prenant par principe l un des concepts de bases de la sociolinguitsique qui propose d établir un lien entre langue et société. Cette analyse prend en compte des données issues du contexte historique, économique et culturel de quelques municipalités de l État . Nous avons consideré l insertion sócio-économique des citoyens des régions étudiées comme l nun des critères d évaluation de l efficacité des politiques linguistiques adoptées. Notre point de départ ont été les politiques des langues étrangères explicitées à travers des lois et des décrets pour ensuite vérifier comment la société agit face aux lacunes concernant l offre de l enseignement des langues dans le système éducationnel. / [es] Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar el efecto de las políticas lingüísticas para enseñar lenguas extranjeras en el Estado de Rio de Janeiro, partiendo del principio básico de la sociolingüística que es aquel que propone establecer una relación entre lengua y sociedad. Este análisis considera datos provenientes del contexto histórico, económico y cultural de algunos municipios del Estado. Consideramos la inserción socio-económica de los ciudadanos en las regiones estudiadas como uno de los criterios para juzgar la eficacia de las políticas lingüísticas adoptadas. Para tal efecto, consideramos las medidas legalmente explicitadas a través de leyes y decretos y posteriormente, si tales políticas corresponden a los perfiles de los municipios. / [de] Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, ausgehend von der grundlegenden Annahme der Soziolinguistik, die eine Beziehung zwischen Sprache und Gesellschaft herstellt, die Auswirkungen der sprachpolitischen Maßnahmen auf den Fremdsprachenunterricht im Bundesstaat von Rio de Janeiro zu analysieren. Die vorliegende Analyse stützt sich auf Daten des historischen, wirtschaftlichen und kulturellen Kontexts einiger Regierungsbezirke des Bundesstaats, die für diese Studie ausgewählt wurden. Die sozioökonomische Integration der Bürger in die untersuchten Regionen wird als eines der Kriterien benutzt, um die Effizienz der sprachpolitischen Maßnahmen zu beurteilen. Dafür wird die Sprachpolitik bezüglich der Fremdsprachenbeherrschung berücksichtigt, v.a. solche Maßnahmen, die rechtsgültig durch Gesetze und Dekrete ausgedrückt werden und darauf folgend wird untersucht, ob diese den Anforderungen der Bezirkskreise entsprechen.

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