Some aspects of education in South Africa
Date
1968-12
Authors
Tunmer, Raymond
Muir, R. K
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Abstract
Since the time of Athens and Sparta, it has been argued that
the future of any state depends very much on the amount of
interest and energy that is devoted to education in the state.
It is now realised that finance must also be added to this
list. Despite the fact that this realisation has a long
history, there are few educationists in any country in the
world who are satisfied with the amounts of interest, energy
and finance which are devoted to education. South Africa is
no exception.
In this series of papers, stress will be laid on education for
Non-White peoples for two reasons. The first is that less is
known about their problems. The second is that if South
Africa is to continue to prosper, much will depend upon the
products of the country's Non-White schools. The aim in this
introductory paper will be to show how great this dependence
is already, and how it is likely to increase in the future.
Material will be taken from a recently published report on
"Education and the South African Economy", (1) as this brings
together in one volume much new material. The central theme of this report can be expressed in this
way: "Over the past thirty-five years the rate of economic
growth in South Africa has been remarkably steady, apart
from normal cyclical fluctuations, at an average of 4 1/2 per
cent per annum, after allowing for the falling purchasing
power of money". (2)
Description
African Studies Seminar series. Paper presented December, 1968
Keywords
Education. South Africa