Leading Academic Publisher In The South African Market

As a leading academic publisher in the South African market, we pride ourselves on our service excellence and the publication of high quality, locally relevant textbooks and materials for the tertiary market. We are also one of the few academic publishers that actively publishes tertiary textbooks in Afrikaans.

Ownership

Media24 is Africa’s leading publishing group and has interests in newspapers, magazines, internet businesses, book publishing (Via Afrika), printing plants and distribution
companies. Media24 also has many international and local sister companies in the media industry through its holding company, Naspers. Van Schaik Publishers is part of Via Afrika, which controls several independent business units in the book publishing sector. Thebe Investment Corporation is an associate of Van Schaik Publishers through its 30 per cent shareholding in Nasou Via Afrika (Pty) Ltd.

Awards

Van Schaik Publishers is the winner of the Sefika Award for Best Academic Publisher 2009, and the winner of the Via Afrika Ton Vosloo Award for performance excellence 2009.

Featured Titles

Believe that all can achieve - Juan Bornman & Jill Rose

Everything must be done in the best interests of the child. Bill of Rights, 1996

Freedom, dignity and equality − the core values of the South African Constitution (1996) − provide the foundation for developing inclusive societies. “Inclusive education” is the term used to describe an education system in which all learners, including those with disabilities, are accepted and fully integrated not only educationally, but socially as well. Participation lies at the heart of inclusive education and cannot be restricted to one area of life. What is taught has to be reinforced in all the child’s natural environments – the home, the school and the community. Believe that all can achieve explores how the incorporation of learning into real-life contexts forms the basis of meaningful education, and highlights the pivotal role of the teacher in this process.

Understanding the economy - Philip Mohr

Everything you always wanted to know about the economy but thought you would not understand

Recession, depression, inflation, deflation, exchange rates, interest rates, monetary policy, fiscal policy, balance of payments deficit, budget deficit, competition, collusion, monopoly, oligopoly – what do these and other economic concepts and issues mean? Are they linked? If so, how? Why are they important?

Understanding the economy explains the key economic concepts and issues and the linkages between them in a straightforward, practical and non-technical way. A question-and-answer format is used and all the everyday questions people ask about the economy are answered. In the process, a variety of economic concepts are defined and explained, making the book particularly useful as a quick reference (eg to settle arguments).

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