Assignment 2 (Essay
ANSWERS) 2024
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answers and Reference List
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QUESTION 1 ............................................................................................................. 3
The Soweto uprising in 1976 contributed largely in changing, among other things, the
landscape of the education system in South Africa. ................................................... 3
QUESTION 2 ............................................................................................................. 6
1. Distinguish between formal and informal learning in the pre-colonial context. . 6
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2. How would you explain the social activities in which song and dance played a
significant role in the pre-colonial societies? ........................................................... 7
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3. Mention FIVE of the main activities which were carried out at mission schools.
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4. Briefly discuss each of the following THREE aspects for which mission
education was often criticised: ................................................................................ 8
4.1 Industrial and manual education ....................................................................... 8
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4.2 Racism and subordination ................................................................................. 9
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4.3 Sexism and women’s subordination ................................................................ 10
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5. Describe the THREE factors that constrained the National Party (NP) of the 1950s
from providing adequate finance for black education. .............................................. 11
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6. What was the reason given by state officials for advocating four years of
schooling for black children? ................................................................................. 12
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QUESTION 3 ........................................................................................................... 12
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1. Indicate the two ways through which education of indigenous people was
transmitted. .............................................................................................................. 12
2. What aspects of social life did pre-colonial education embrace? ......................... 13
3. Besides missionaries being the main teachers of blacks in South Africa, what were
the other three aims as they went about their work? ................................................ 13
References ............................................................................................................... 14
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