A new dawn

Volume editor

Deon Vos

Volume editor

ZL (Louw) de Beer

Volume editor

Ewelina K Niemczyk

Synopsis

BRICS is a significant player in the international arena. Thus, it is important for South Africa as a member of BRICS to explore the implications of the external and internal influences of BRICS. This includes a comprehensive understanding of the international and national involvement of BRICS in education provision and introducing discovered influences in South African educational planning. The size of BRICS as an international player in different areas and on different levels necessitates the research of its functioning and, in this case, the role of BRICS regarding education provisioning. Therefore, this research and analysis of the contribution of BRICS to education provision are an important addition to the field of effective Education. Through the preliminary literature reviews, we noticed that current studies are often quantitative in nature and lack a comparative qualitative exploration of education development in BRICS countries. For this reason, the book titled A New Dawn, the first volume in the BRICS Education Book Series, will contribute to the flourishment of quality education in South Africa and all BRICS nations. The book will also encourage researchers to join efforts with other researchers of the five member states to learn from each other and address common challenges. To that end, this research will generate scientific knowledge meant to maximise the readers' understanding of the current realities of education aims at the national (each member state) and collective (BRICS organization) levels. The authors of the book are interested in comparing the educational aims across the BRICS countries and exploring how successfully these aims are being implemented on the ground. By discovering similarities and differences between the five member states and the educational objectives of the BRICS organisation, the readers of the book will be able to identify best practices that will allow member states to fulfil the education aims of the BRICS organization at large.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Cooperation theory

ZL (Louw) de Beer
Chapter 2
The value of international cooperation in education

ZL (Louw) de Beer, Charl C Wolhuter
Chapter 3
The historical evolution of the BRICS organisation

ZL (Louw) de Beer, Michelle Otto
Chapter 4
Conceptualising educational aims

Charl C Wolhuter
Chapter 5
The BRICS organisation and the Education for All goals

ZL (Louw) de Beer, Ewelina K Niemczyk
Chapter 6
Brazilian education system: Aims, achievements and alignment with the BRICS organisation

Ewelina K Niemczyk, Jan de Groof
Chapter 7
The aims of the Russian education system compared with the education objectives of the BRICS member states

Deon Vos, Velaphi A Nhlapo, Michelle Otto
Chapter 8
The aims of the education system of the Federal Republic of India

Deon Vos, ZL (Louw) de Beer
Chapter 9
Chinese educational aims

Charl C Wolhuter
Chapter 10
The aims of the South African education system and the educational objectives of the BRICS organisation: Are they informing each other?

Adriaan S Engelbrecht, Hennie J Steyn, Matthews Makunye