Against the background of the lack of consensus on the definition of the concept
minority and the continuing debates on minorities and their rights in education, a
need exists for adequate provision of education suitable to different minorities.
This study investigates the provision of education to minorities. A literature
survey investigated how various countries make provision for minorities in their
education systems, starting from the Constitutions and various education laws to
educational practice. These countries include Belgium, Getmany, the
Netherlands, the United Kingdom (UK) and Italy. Regarding South Africa, an
analysis of documents dealing with the provision of education to minorities was
undertaken. Unstructured interviews, from a small sample of informants selected
by purposeful sampling, elicited additional data to the document analysis. Data
was analysed, discussed and synthesised. The major findings are: there is no
international consensus on the definition of the concept minority; the concept
minority does not even appear in the Constitutions of some of the countries
under investigation; the South African Constitution uses the concept
communities rather than minorities. However, no definition of the concept
community is provided and despite reservations expressed by a key informant
on group rights, generally the South African Constitution contains enough
sections regarding the provision of education to minorities. Subject to certain
limitations, minority groups may open their own schools and use their own
language. Based on these findings, recommendations for educational provision
for minorities are made. / Educational Studies / D.Ed. (Comparative Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/17519 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Mothata, Matoane Steward |
| Contributors | Lemmer, Eleanor M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (278 leaves) |
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