South African History Project
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The South African History Project (2001-2004) was established and initiated by Professor
Origin and development
The South African History Project came to be established as a result of a report presented by the Working Group on Values,
This led to the establishment of the History and Archaeology Panel in 2000, under the chairpersonship of the African novelist and academic, Professor Njabulo Ndebele, and participation of prominent academics like Dr Pallo Jordan,[a] Professor André Odendaal, Professor Bill Nasson and others which led to the founding of the South African History Project in August 2001 at the Old Fort (now Constitution Hill) in Johannesburg. The project was funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York until June 2004. One of the sources of inspiration was a project, conducted between South African and Danish historians and history educationalists in 1999/2000: The History for Democracy Project.
The South African History Project was established to promote and enhance the quality and status of the learning and teaching of history in schools and in
The South African History Project formed national and provincial networks, communication and advocacy initiatives and organised roundtables in all provinces, in rural and urban areas with local civic organisations, teacher organisations,
The work of this project has now become fully integrated into the
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References
- Jeppie, Shamil (2004). Toward new histories for South Africa: on the place of the past in our present. Juta Gariep. ISBN 978-1-86903-445-0.
- NOTER no. 147, December 2000, Theme South Africa. The Organisation for History Teachers at Upper Secondary Level in Denmark
- "Shamed, Pallo Jordan resigns". Independent Newspapers. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- Kenneth Walker (Spring 2004). "The History of South Africa: A Twice-Told Tale". Carnegie Reporter. Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- Bryan Rostron (6 December 1999). "South Africa glosses over its history". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- Dr June Bam (3 November 2002). "History, Memory and Human Progress". Archived from the original on 2003-11-13. Retrieved 2014-09-01.