The dissertation is concerned with the values issue in the South African context, a
multicultural education situation. South Africa is a pluralistic society. Being pluralistic,
means that the country is rich in different cultures, belief- and value systems.
Different cultures have different value systems. If an institution is practising
multicultural education, the question is, which values are to be used? If we say the
institution should use the values of the majority culture, will that not disadvantage
minority cultures? If minority cultures are undermined by neglecting their cultures
won't that cause conflict between minority cultures and the majority culture?
Each society that is implementing multicultural education should consider that there
are common human values and particular values. In multicultural education particular
values are important because they show how a particular group behaves and what its
beliefs and culture are. Common values develop from particular values and teachers
must emphasise common values without neglecting particular values, to encourage
tolerance and acceptance between different groups. / Psychology of Education / M.A. (Philosophy of Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/18559 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Gretta, Khetsekile Nomawethu |
| Contributors | Venter, Elza |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (130 leaves) |
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