In the opening chapter the following issues are addressed:
* Problem of the research.
The problem in this research is:
- to determine whether parents and teachers work together
in the education of the child.
- to determine whether parents and teachers utilise the
available structures created for parental involvement.
- to establish whether parents can contribute effectively
towards the positive learning of the child.
* Aims of the research.
The purpose of this study is:
- to determine the structures in the educational system
for parent participation in the education of the child.
- to identify problems which hinder meaningful •Black
parental involvement in the education of the child.
- to propose possible solutions in order to remedy
problems which have been identified.
* Method of research
The following methods have been employed:
- Literature study, questionnaires, analysis of responses,
interpretation of data, evaluation of data and
scientific writing of findings.
* Demarcation of the field of research
This study is confined to Black parental involvement in the
Department of Education and Training.
In the second chapter the theoretical structures of parental
involvement in the education of the child are discussed.
The four structural moments of the educational system are
looked into under the theoretical structure of the education
system. The following are those structural moments of the
educational system:
- The religious structural moment.
The religious ground motif of the community is
fundamental in all national systems of education. All
systems of education which function normally are based
upon the religious ground motif.
- The temporal structural moment.
The temporal structural moment refers to the fact that
educational systems are time-bound.
- The modal structural moment.
This structural moment refers to the 15 modal aspects of
reality which influence the structure and content of the
educational system.
- The individual structural moment.
The individual structural moment refers to the fact that
everything in the cosmos, just like the educational
system, has its identity as the system of education.
Various other relevant aspects have been discussed in this
chapter.
A historical perspective of Black education is made in chapter
3. The primary aim of tracing the development of Black
education is to discover whether there was any meaningful Black
parental involvement in the education of the child. In the
course of discussion of this historical development it became
evident that the system of Black education developed from the
missionary education, the education of the provincial
administration and the Bantu Education era. The structures of
Black education system is explained with emphasis on the
problems and solutions of Black parental involvement in the
education of the child.
In chapter 4 the research investigation is made. The results of
the responses are critically analysed and objective evaluation
are made. Constant reference is made to the hypothesis
postulated and the theoretical principles of the structures of
parental involvement.
Chapter 5 deals with the conclusions, findings and
recommendations. This implies that all relevant issues raised
in all chapters are summarised and recommendations are also
made. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1990
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/9965 |
| Date | January 1989 |
| Creators | Makoanyane, Johannes Mofana |
| Publisher | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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