The overall aim of the study was to study the relevance of educational
provision in KwaZulu-Natal. There have been no vocationally orientated
alternatives available in the schools of this province. The poor performance of
our matriculants results in wide-spread media coverage. A further
consideration in the formulation of the aims of this study was the decline in the
socio-economic development of this province. It was postulated that the
problems of high youth unemployment were related to the perceived
irrelevance of educational provision. A basic needs approach for human
development was adopted as the theoretical foundation for the study.
The aims included a comparative examination of a selection of international
systems of education from high and low-income economies of the world.
Primary analysis was vis-a-vis a historical, legal, socio-economic, and
structure of education analytical framework .. The secondary analysis was visa-
vis a framework that included trends, critical issues and anticipated future
developments or reforms in education. The analytical framework was applied
stringently through-out the study. Consequently the data reduction process
was cyclical and on-going.
Data gathering process was done by means of a process of document
collection supplemented by interviews with stakeholders and educators. Two
questionnaires were designed for implementation at a critical stage of the
study .. These two surveys focused on critical areas of relevant education in
the region. Data reduction took place systematically the context of Chapters 3,
4 and 5. The emerging themes were concluded in a final summarising
chapter.
The findings indicated that the problems of relevance in KwaZulu-Natal were
linked to a fragmented historical past. The perpetuation of irrelevance in
education was however, associated with neo-ideological considerations. The
study suggested that the provincial education department did not have the
capacity to provide relevant education. A decline has taken place in the standards of education in the public school sector. The strength of the private
sector of this province was concluded to be a factor of relevance. Further
research in human resources development was critical for the future
development of the province. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Comparative Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/16735 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Edwards, Ian Phillip |
| Contributors | Pretorius, Stephanus Gert |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (xxiv, 597 leaves) : illustrations |
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