SAE3701 ASSIGNMENT 02 2023

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