Philosophy of Education

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    The educational role of a Black working mother
    (1987) Mlondo, Nomusa Mavis; Luthuli, P.C.; Cemane, K.B.
    Working outside the home exposes a woman to experiences and views common to herself and her family. The kind of job she does and her satisfaction with it, as well as her family's attitude towards her work affects the way she performs her roles as a wife and as a mother. Very few Black working mothers derive pleasure from their occupations. Their working conditions and renumeration are not consistent with effective mothering in the sense that the period of interaction with the child is minimised, the quality of mother-child interaction is affected and low wages do not allow for satisfactory child care arrangements. This study revealed that since the quality of mother child relationship during the formative phase determines the child's philosophy of life and his educability in later life^ Black working mothers can ill afford to be effective primary educators. Inadequate ante-natal and pcst-natal care deprives the infant of general alertness that a psychologically prepared mother would elicit from him. Delegating motherhood to caregivers does not compensate for maternal deprivation because they change most of the time providing the child with different values and exposing him to a shaky framework of authority structure. Each of the caregivers does not stay with the child long enough to understand and monitor his total development. Maternal nurturance builds feelings of security, love esteem and confidence which facilitates the child's venturing into new situations. A mother offers a comfortable and reassuring backdrop in his educational endeavours. Besides being a feedback mechanism for the child.^ She is a source of reference and she offers a reliable supportive guidance.
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    The pedagogic significance of the aesthetic dimension in the education of black children
    (1995) Gcabashe, Nomndeni Hayethah; Cemane, K.B.
    The aim of this study is to describe different works of art in order to establish the educational objectives for each type of art as a school subject. An introductory theoretical background of works of art is provided with specific reference to traditional, semiotic and marketing values of art articles. The form and meaning of township art are examined closely. In the discussion of performing arts attention is given to drama, traditional music and dance as interrelated aspects of art. Attention was also given to works of art in KwaZulu-Natal schools (DEC schools}. Certain aesthetic objectives in education are highlighted. The educational objectives of graphic art, music, sports, dance, games, poetry, script-writing, drama, claywork, embroidery and sewing are scrutinised. For the purpose of the empirical investigation a self-structured questionnaire was used. The questionnaire was completed by 200 randomly-selected teachers. An analysis was done of the questionnaires and the data obtained processed and interpreted by means of descriptive statistics. In conclusion the findings emanating from the literature study and descriptive statistics are presented. Based on these findings the following recommendations are made: • Urgent attention must be given to the content of the art curriculum in schools. institutions for teacher training should incorporate suitable art courses. Both co-ordination between art teachers and the continuity in the teaching of art subjects should get priority attention.
University of Zululand