The community of the resurrection's involvement in African schooling on the Witwatersrand, from 1903-1956.
Date
1994
Authors
Winterbach, Heidi
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Abstract
THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESURRECTION'S INVOLVEMENT IN
AFRICAN SCHOOLING ON THE WITWATERSRAND, FROM 1903 TO 1956
This research project is an historical reconstruction of the schools established and
run by the Community of the Resurrection (CR) on the Witwatersrand from 1903
40 1956. The aim of this research is to contribute to knowledge and understanding
of missionary education in South Africa, through a study of the educational work
of this particular missionary body, as embodied in their schools.
The report examines key aspects of the schools, including their financial and organizational
structures, the education they offered and their ethos. The CR schools
varied in physical size, numbers of pupils and level of sophistication, from the well
established St Peter's Secondary School, to numerous one-roomed wood and iron
shacks. Similarly, the products of these schools varied from well-known African
leaders and academics to domestic servants. Although a definitive judgement on
the merits of missionary education is not the focus of this study, the project concludes
that the initial Eurocentric attitude of the CR towards Africans and their
education was transformed to one of genuine sympathy and the CR brethren
became leaders in the fight for equal education for Africans in the face of Government opposition.
This project is based on primary source material located in the Church of the
Province Archives of South Africa at the University of the Witwatersrand and is
influenced by secondary sources such as historical works and theories on missionary
education. as well as works by CR members themselves.
Description
A Research Project Submitted to the Faculty of Education
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
for the Degree of Master of Education
Keywords
Church and education -- South Africa., Church schools -- South Africa., Church of the Province of South Africa -- Education., Community of the Resurrection -- South Africa., Blacks -- Education -- South Africa.