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From 1991, white state schools may exercise choice regarding the admission of black pupils. If they decide to do so, they can either remain a state school, or change their status to either a state-aided or a private school. In this book, the author describes government policy on education and the economic and social pressures this has been subjected to. After discussing the different attitudes to integration and the underlying concerns which influence these, she discusses the shortcomings as well as the potential of the different options for integration. The viewpoints of a wide range of people are presented, and the book concludes with a description of the possible role different interest groups could play in facilitating integration

In the first chapter, the authors argue that although the only effective response to black demands in education would be to move away from segregated schools, this will be impossible in the short to medium term, however, due to geographic factors, shortages of resources and the carrying capacity of white schools. The authros outline some innovative strategies that could overcome these transitional problems. In the second half of this report, the results of an attitude survey on multiracial education among members of the Natal Teachers' Society are analysed