The educational system across the world has experienced a significant transformation just within the past two decades. With this transformation came an array of challenges that are imperative to solve in order to cultivate an inclusive, efficient, and constructive educational system. To address these challenges, innovations in learning design, educational policies, educational technology, and more have been developed. It is essential that these innovations and research are shared and applied. Challenges of the Educational System in Contemporary Society presents an overview of the pedagogical innovation experienced in the 21st century. It shares a novel and transformative view on education practice. Using empirical research, as well as including theoretical chapters, this volume tackles some of the most relevant topics currently discussed in educational sciences. Covering topics such as intercultural awareness, emotional recognition, and gender equality policies, this premier reference source is an indispensable resource for administrators and educators of both K-12 and higher education, government officials, preservice teachers, teacher educators, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Education in South Africa currently poses enormous challenges to everyone involved, including the State, parents, school governing bodies, principals and educators. To ensure the creation of an effective education system, a sound employment relationship between the State and educators, and a thorough knowledge and understanding of the correct application and implementation of education labour law, is vital. Labour relations in education: a South African perspective focuses on those issues that influence the daily life of the education manager, the school governing body and the individual educator. This title attempts to analyse, describe and clarify the most important legal principles regulating employment relations in the education sector - the Constitution includes, in the Bill of Rights, a number of provisions that have a direct bearing on education in general and fair labour practice in education in particular. This new edition discusses recent court cases and amended legislative provisions, and expands on some issues that did not receive detailed attention in the first edition. Labour relations in education is aimed at the principal as education manager in public schools in South Africa and students of the subject of Education Law. Deputy principals and heads of departments, and in fact any teacher who is interested in the management of education, will also benefit from it.