This study is aimed at indicating the development
of technical education at secondary level from 1925
to 1974. Attention is paid to the development of
technical education as it is presented at full-time
day-schools.
For the purpose of this research, technical education is defined as: a preparatory study towards
an apprenticeship or a further study in technology,
while the value of general-formative education is
continually stressed.
Chapter 2 deals with the control and judicial foundations of technical education. This aspect is
treated in three sub-sections namely:
* technical education under provincial control
before 1925:
* technical education under control of the
Union Department of Education and the Department of Education, Arts and Science (1925-1967) and
* technical education, once more the responsibility of the provincial departments of education (1968-1974).
Chapter 3 shows the composition of the curricula
for technical schools during 1925-1974 and how it
was adapted periodically to continually changing
industrial circumstances. In an effort to provide
educated technically trained manpower, pupils are
educated in the more general scientific principles
which are fundamental to each trade.
The emphasis, however. did not only fall on the
technological training. Since 1925 generally-formative education had already been offered at technical schools.
Chapter 4 deals with the entrance requirements for,
as well as the number of pupils in technical high
schools. This chapter also tries to explain the
manner in which pupils are affected by stipulations
concerning compulsory education.
chapter 5 deals with the financial implications
concerning technical education. The financial burden has been the major factor which impeded the
realistic development of technical education. It
was also one of the most important factors which
determined the place of technical schools in the
South African school system.
Attention is paid in Chapter 6 to the training of
teachers for the technical schools and the training
of personnel for the workshops at technical schools
is stressed, as this kind of education is peculiar
to the technical schools.
Chapter 7 gives a short summary of the entire study. / Thesis (MEd)--PU vir CHO
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/9384 |
| Date | January 1977 |
| Creators | Steyn, Hennie J |
| Publisher | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Language | other |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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