Submitted in accordance with the requirements of the degree of MASTER OF EDUCATION in the Department of SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION of the UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND, 1993. / In this study the reasons why some Black parents send their children to multi-racial schools in Natal are investigated. The primary aim of this research is to find out what attracts these parents to these schools.
Data was collected from parents by means of a questionnaire. The survey revealed that Black parents want ^best education for their children. The study found that parents could not get the best education for their children from schools that cater for Blacks only "because of the inferior education offered in such schools". Parents said that they therefore resorted to sending their children to multi-racial schools, as the government appears to be unwilling to seriously address the crisis in Black education.
There is however a drawback with the open private schools. The fees charged by these schools as the study revealed, are so exhorbitant that only the wealthy or middle class Black families could afford them.
On the other hand, a number of white schools are experiencing a serious crisis - student numbers were declining, drastically. This means that these schools were to wind up their business. The announcement that certain former white schools were to be open to Blacks has also to be seen in this light. To control this process, these schools were labelled Model A, B and C and later on Model D was added. Each model has its own requirements for admitting Black students.
The study revealed that Black politicians and educationists have rejected these models. They reckon that these models do not come near to solving the crisis in Black education. Furthermore, the government did not consult the Black community when introducing these models.
The fact that these schools have clearly shown that they are not a solution to the crisis in Black education, strengthen the call for a single education ministry. It is hoped that such a ministry can facilitate the integration of schools in South Africa. / University of Zululand
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/803 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Nzimande, Esther Dudu. |
| Contributors | Nxumalo, O.E.H.M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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