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A Historical .. Educa Tional Appraisal of Parent Al Responsibilities and Rights in Formal Education in South Africa [1652 I A HISTORICAL .. EDUCA TIONAL APPRAISAL OF PARENT AL RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS IN FORMAL EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA [1652 .. 1910] by CHERYL SHEILA LE ROUX submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in the subject HISTORY OF EDUCATION at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA PROMOTER: PROFESSOR JJ BOOYSE NOVEMBER 1998 I Student Number: 61 7 - 2 41 - 5 I declare that A HISTORICAL-EDUCATIONAL APPRAISAL OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS IN FORMAL EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA [1652-191 OJ is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. 30 November 1998 I 0001727971 370.968 LERO SUMMARY The grounds for asserting that parents of all cultures can be held responsible and accountable for the care and education of their children derive from sources such as the primordial nature of humanity, the precepts of state statutes and international protocols that refer to educational issues and the tenets of scripts that apply to adherents of a particular philosophy of life - for example the Bible as the guide for parents who subscribe to a Christian philosophy of life. The issue of parental say in formal education as provided for in current education legislation is perhaps not an entirely unique development. In this thesis the development of the concept of parental responsibilities and rights in relation to formal schooling in South Africa during the Colonial period was investigated. An attempt was made to determine what Colonial parents - who were predominantly Protestant Calvinist and who consequently subscribed to a Christian philosophy of life - did to ensure that their children's formal education met with their approval and fulfilled their expectations. A further aspect examined related to the identification of the specific issues in education that these parents believed they should be afforded the right to regulate in order to ensure that their children's formal education - as an extension to their primary education - conformed with the fundamental principles of their philosophy of life. The research affirmed the significance a philosophy of life holds for the perception of what it is that constitutes authentic education. It can consequently be concluded that parental involvement in formal schooling should not be seen as intrusion in a realm beyond the jurisdiction of the parent, but as cases of judgement, discernment and selection dictated by the parent's philosophy of life. Key terms: parental rights; parental responsibilities; philosophy of life; Christian philosophy of life; humanist philosophy of life; South Africa; Colonial education; language in education; religious instruction; Cape Colony; Colony of Natal; Orange Free State; South African Republic; Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic. t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It was an exceptional privilege to undertake this research under the competent guidance of my promoter, Professor Johan Booyse. His expert advice and meticulous guidance was indispensable and his constant encouragement supported me throughout my studies. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the following persons and their institutions for their individual assistance and contributions: Mrs M Coetzee - Unisa Library Archives Mrs IE Nel - Unisa Library Services Prof E Kruger - Faculty of Education, Unisa Mr L Eksteen - Voortrekker Museum, Pietermaritzburg Mrs E Grobler - National Cultural History Museum, Pretoria The University of South Africa - Doctor's Exhibition for doctoral studies The Centre for Science Development - Human Sciences Research Council The financial assistance of the Centre for Science Development towards this research is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed in this thesis and conclusions arrived at, are those of the author and are not necessarily to be attributed to the Centre for Science Development. Furthermore, I am indebted to my family for their understanding and patience. Without their support and encouragement, this research would have been a insurmountable quest. The greatest praise without doubt goes to my Creator through whom I exist and to whom my greatest debt is. To God be all the glory and praise for He is indeed Almighty. Cheryl le Roux Pretoria: November 1998 i DEDICATED TO MY HUSBAND, HENNIE, AND OUR THREE SONS PIERRE, ETTIENNE AND JUAN , Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL ORIENTATION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1 1.2 MOTIVATION 3 1.3 PROBLEM FORMULATION 6 1.4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 7 1.4.1 Research aims 7 1.4.2 Research objectives 8 1.5 CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY 9 1.6 DEMARCATION OF THE FIELD OF STUDY 11 1.6.1 Delimitation in relation to time 11 1.6.2 Delimitation in relation to space 12 1.6.3 Chapter demarcation 12 1.6.4 Constraints experienced during the research undertaken 13 1.7 RESEARCH DESIGN 14 1.7.1 Historical-educational research 14 1.7.2 Activities in the research process 15 1.7.3 Collection of relevant data 15 1.7.3.1 Primary sources 16 1.7.3.2 Secondary sources 16 1.7.4 Technical considerations 16 1.8 EXPLANATION OF KEY CONCEPTS 17 1.8.1 Explication of concepts implied in the topic 17 1.8.1. 1 Parental 18 1.8. 1.2 [Parental] responsibility 19 1.8. 1.3 [Parental] rights 20 1.8. 1.4 School system 22 1.8. 1.5 Education 24 1.8.2 Explication of concepts related to the topic 24 1.8.2.1 Philosophy of life 24 1.8.2.2 Christian 25 1.8.2.3 Secularism 26 1.8.2.4 Humanist 26 1.8.2.5 Democracy 27 1.9 CLOSING REMARKS 28 ' Table of Contents CHAPTER2 THE BASIS, SCOPE AND PERCEPTION OF PARENTS' RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS . ..... .. ' ...;;;;;;;;;;·;----·----.~-- . .,;.,;;;;;;·====~~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 2.1 RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS OR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES? 29 2.2 A SYNOPSIS OF THE CONCEPT PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE 30 2.2. 1 The essence of a philosophy of life 30 2.2.2 The acquisition of a philosophy of life 32 2.2.3 A basic classification of philosophies of life 33 2.2.4 The relationship between a philosophy of life and a view of education 36 2.2.4.1 The influence of a philosophy of life on the perception of the aim and nature of education 37 2.2.4.2 The influence of a philosophy of life on the perception of the scope and nature of subject content 37 2.2.4.3 The influence of a philosophy of life on the perception of the role of the educator 38 2.3 A CONCISE REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN AND HUMANIST PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE 39 2.4 THE ESSENCE OF A CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE 43 2.4.1 A Biblical view of God 44 2.4.2 A Biblical view of reality and man 46 2.4.3 A Biblical concept of knowledge and truth 49 2.4.4 A Biblical view of parenthood so 2.4.5 A Biblical view of the child and of the aim and method of education 52 2.5 THE ESSENCE OF A HUMANIST PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE 55 2.5.1 A humanist view of God 57 2.5.2 A humanist view of reality and man 58 2.5.3 A humanist concept of values, morals, truth and knowledge 58 2.5.4 A humanist view of parenthood, the child, the aim and method of education 60 2.6 A BRIEF COMPARISON BETWEEN THE ESSENCE OF A CHRISTIAN AND A HUMANIST PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE 62 2.7 THE BASIS AND SCOPE OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS 64 2.7.1 A Biblical perspective of the basis and scope of parental rights and responsibilities I ii Table of Contents 2.7.2 A statutory perspective of the basis and scope of parental rights and responsibilities 6V 2.7.2.1 The nature of parental power 69 2.7.2.2 The basis of parental rights and responsibilities from a statutory perspective 71 2.7.2.3 The scope of parental rights and responsibilities from a statutory perspective 72 2.7.3 The Convention on the Rights of the Child and its implications for the scope of parental responsibilities 77~ 2.7.3.1 A concise review of the origin and current status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 78 2.7.3.2 The scope of parental responsibilities and rights in terms of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 79 2.8 SUMMARY 80 2.9 CLOSING COMMENTS 81 CHAPTER l THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE CAPE COLONY [ 1652.. 1806] 3.1 INTRODUCTION 83 3.2 THE DUTCH SETTLEMENT OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE [ 1652-1 795] 85 3.2.1 The Dutch East India Company assignment 85 3.2. 1. 1 Colonisation 87 3.2.1.2 The composition of the settler community 90 3.2.2 The Dutch East India Company as sovereign power 91 3.2.3 The Dutch East India Company administration 92 3.3 EDUCATION UNDER THE DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY [1652-1795] 95 3.3.1 Foundations of the provision of education in the Cape Colony 95 3.3.2 The first schools and the circumstances which lead to their establishment 97 3.3.2.1 Informal or home schooling 97 3.3.2.2 Pieter van der Stael's slave school 98 3.3.2.3 Ernestus Back's integrated school 99 3.3.2.4 The Church and its relation to education 100 3.3.2.5 The charity schools 104 3.3.2.6 Commissioner Verburgh's observations and recommendations regarding education 104 3.3.2.7 The first district school: Stellenbosch 105 3.3.2.8 Commissioner Van Rheede's observations and recommendations regarding education 107 3.3.2.9 The second district school: Drakenstein 107 3.3.2.10 Le Boucq's attempts to improve the provision of education 109 3.3.2.11 Education in the interior: itinerant teachers 110 iii Table of Contents 3.3.2.12 Governor-General Van lmhoff's observations and recommendations regarding education 112 3.3.2.13 The Latin school 113 3.3.3 The formalisation of schooling: education control and legislation 114 3.3.3.1 The Ecclesiastical Court or Consistory 114 3.3.3.2 The School Ordinance of De Chavonnes 115 3.3.3.3 The Education
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