An Interview with Macalane Malindi: The Impact of Education and Changing Social Policy on Resilience during Apartheid and Post Apartheid in South Africa

Abstract

This chapter is an interview with Macalane Malindi, a lecturer in education at North-West University in South Africa. The author spoke with Malindi about his upbringing and the impact that education and social policy had on him during the Apartheid and post-Apartheid eras. His own story informs what resilience means to him. That includes fulfilling one's obligations toward one's family, the importance of faith, and the necessity for changes in social policy (specifically, policies related to education) that promote social justice. All these things, Malindi suggests, are necessary to make it more likely that children will do well. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). (chapter)