Submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2008. / The aim of this study was to investigate the role of educators in the
value orientation of the adolescent. The one thing that transcends
language, culture, physical appearance, age and gender is the values
a person cherishes and lives by. Vales are essential for life and the
normative principles that ensure ease of Hie lived in common.
From the literature study it becomes clear that adolescents spend
most of their time at school and with their peers, and that their
behaviour is shaped by what is happening at school and the values
acquired at school serve as a pathway to adulthood. The literature
supplied evidence that school educators play an importeint role in
influencing the adolescent to adopt positive values. Neither the
educator at school, nor parents at home can avoid teaching values
through their words and actions. The peer group also plays a key role
in the transmission of values. As a result of the adolescent's need to
be accepted by the peer group he conforms to the group's values.
For the purpose of the empirical investigation a self-structured
questionnaire was utilised. The data obtained from the completed
questionnaires was processed and analysed by means of descriptive
statistics. The findings from the empirical study confirmed that
educators play a significant role in the value orientation of the
adolescent.
In conclusion a summary of the study was presented and based on
the findings of the literature and empirical study, the following
recommendations were made:
> The inculcation of positive values which vdll enable the adolescent
to function effectively in society as an adult.
> A school environment that is conducive for the effective transfer of
healthy value.
> Further research ought to be conducted concerning the role of
educators in the value orientation of the adolescent.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/1134 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Mbuyeleni, N.E. |
| Contributors | Vos, M.S. |
| Publisher | University of Zululand |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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