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- 1993-mid-2000 (Accumulation)
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207 archival boxes
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Administrative history
CEPD was a leading research body and think-tank in education, contributing to policy development and The Centre for Education Policy Development (CEPD) is a professionally autonomous, independent trust, governed by a Board of Trustees. It was established in 1993 during the dying days of apartheid, in order to develop alternative education and training policies that would serve a future democratic South Africa.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The archive of the CEPD was received from the offices of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), which subsequently funded its processing and description at Historical Papers.
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The scope of this collection relates in the main to aspects of education in post-Apartheid South Africa, with inputs from various entities, organisations and Government departments.
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Permission to publish must be obtained from the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS).
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Archivist's note
The archive of the CEPD was processed by Boitumelo Mokgosi, with generous funding from the NIHSS.