Subnitted in fulfilment
of the Requirements of the
Degree of
MASTER of EDUCATION
In the Department of Philosophy of Education
at the
University of Zululand, 1984. / The problem of this investigation lies on the urban
Black child and how his environment may affect his
relationship with the teacher. Being a Black child in
an urban environment presupposes that he or she is a
person of'; two worlds- the traditional and the modern
technocentric world. The modern school education aims
at making him a fully - functionihg adult who will be
part of this new age. How does he then relate to the
teacher and the school system?
The urban environment is too much of a hustle and
bustle where divergent values and modes' of conduct and
behaviour abound. For an urban child the confines of
the backyard are too narrow for him and the lures of the
streets are overpowering, and he or she is moved by the
irresistible spirit of physical and psychic activity and
is likely to absorb and reproduce whatever meets his or
her vision. Whenever there is quarrelling and fighting
there urban children throng. Wherever there is an
arrest or revolting scene, there children flock, eager
to know all about it. Will these .depraved tastes, and appetites not af'fect pupil-teacher relationship in an
organised school setting?
The urban environment is much too complex with
different forms of stratification and greater mobility,
less parental authority and dimished close interpersonal
relationships. How does this affect him when he is under
the tutelage of his teacher,?
To investigate this problem, the phenomenological
method of investigation is undertaken within the ambit of
philosophy of education, the aim being reflecting,
analysing and evaluating the encountered situation; using
results of experience and research in relation to the
issue in question in order to see educa.tion comprehensively
and constructing a guide to action in respect of the
problems uncovered by the investigation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/772 |
| Date | January 1984 |
| Creators | Cemane, Kenny Benedict |
| Contributors | Luthuli, P.C. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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