This research focussed on the development of
certain aspects of teaching practice in the Transvaal in
the period 1950-1963 which co-incided with the
directorship of the late Dr. A.H. du P. van Wyk.
It encompasses the new educational policy of which
Differentiated Secondary Education forms the most
important aspect in the so-called comprehensive high school.
This type of school has replaced the purely academic
high school, the junior high school and the school farm,
of which the latter two had already failed. It
provides for courses leading to University Entrance, the
Secondary School Certificate and a std 8 Certificate.
The factors which gave rise to this policy, its
formulation and implementation are discussed on the
basis of various Commissions of Enquiry during the
period 1939-1955. The most important impediments to
full-fledged differentiation are evinced after which the
problem of failure as well as the effect of
differentiation on the retentiveness of high schools are analysed.
The development of primary teaching was less
perceptible. The most important change boiled down to
the admission of five-year olds and the transfer of
Std. 6 to the high schools. Education of deviate
children on the other hand, developed considerably in
all its facets and extreme efforts were employed to
eliminate a great backlog. An intensive study was
made of the development of educational facilities such
as school buildings, halls, swimming baths and libraries.
The supplementary educational services of the Department
of Education such as the School Medical Service, the
Psychological, the Library, the Hostel and the Bus
Services, etc., also received due attention.
The teaching staff also was a focal point of
interest. The most important development in teachers'
training is discussed as well as the most significant
amendments in the conditions of service for teachers.
A salient point was the continual struggle which the
Department waged against the lingering shortage of
teachers.
The research was concluded with a short review of
the significance of the period and the implications for
the aspects which had been discussed. / Proefskrif--PU vir CHO
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/10394 |
| Date | January 1971 |
| Creators | Vorster, Jacobus Adriaan |
| Publisher | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Language | other |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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