This research surveys the Swiss missionaries' management of social transformation in South Africa
(1873-1976). It has as its major focus the management of schools, hospitals and churches as the
primary institutions of social change in society. The researcher's realisation that more often than
not, the changes brought to bear on proselytes by the change forces take time to manifest
themselves vividly induced him to extend the scope to include the dawn of the new political
dispensation in this country in 1994. This need not surprise the readership as the triadic approach,
which is synonymous with historial analyses compels researchers to avail readers of what happened
in the past, present as well as what is likely to occur in future. In other words, readers will encounter
the ethnic nationalism engineered by different change agents in this country and the repercussions
thereof, and the schism within the Swiss Mission in South Africa/Evangelical Presbyterian Church
in South Africa that started in 1989 and became reality by 1991. Finally, the thesis also appraises readers of what should be done in periods of rapid social change. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (History of Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/18158 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Masumbe, Benneth Mhlakaza Chabalala |
| Contributors | Coetzer, I. A. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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