In this study the author reflects on the education which
pupils receive at special schools in the Transvaal.
The aim of the study has been to determine possible contributory
factors to and problem areas in the present field of
Special Education which might lead to special school pupils
being disadvantaged in their later professional choices as
adults. Following the completion of the study a number of
recommendations are made which arose out of the study.
In order to obtain a proper perspective on Special Education,
the following aspects were investigated: education and professional
maturity; special schools; the curriculum and professional
options for special school pupils; and means of
measurement.
A questionnaire covering a number of important aspects of
Special Education was sent to all the principals of special
schools in the Transvaal. Upon receipt of the completed
questionnaires they were analysed and interpreted. A
Departmental Survey of special school pupils who left school
in the course of 1982 was integrated with the results of the
'
questionnaire in order to obtain a more comprehensive synthesis
with regard to the education offered and the pupil's
ultimate choice of profession and their employment opportunities.
From the study it emerged that there are definitely certain
weaknesses within the present situation in Special Education
which inhibit these pupil's professional maturity and their
ultimate employment prospects.
Certain conclusions were reached and a number of recommendations
were offered in order to make a contribution towards a
possibly more favourable education of these pupils. / Thesis (MEd)--PU vir CHO, 1985
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/9550 |
| Date | January 1984 |
| Creators | Goussard, Jacobus Petrus Johannes |
| Publisher | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Language | other |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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