'n Holistiese benadering tot opvoeding en onderwys : 'n teoretiese ondersoek na die moontlikhede vir die transformasie van opvoeding en onderwys in 'n veranderende Suid-Afrika

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The development in economics, science and technology, and politics characterises ourworld today. Nations have become interdependent to a degree never known before.Isolation of anyone nation from the world community has become unthinkable. Thisuniversal interdependence is also a reality on a national level amongst the people of thesame country. What does the interdependence mean to education?Education must be regarded not as a series of individual compartments of learning andteaching but as a whole unit - as total preparation for life for humanity at all levels.This could be achieved by approaching education from a holistic perspective. Holismis a comprehensive world view which produces order and coherenc;e not only among themost recent discoveries in the empirical sciences, but also in aesthetics and morals.This study identifies the need for South Africa to establish an education system whichemphasised unity and which aims to develop the full potential of all South Mricans.The persons involved in education should be regarded as integrated human beings. Thephysical, mental, emotional, and spiritual domain should be regarded as integratedaspects of the whole person. In keeping with this it is concluded that the wholeeducation system needs to change from a segregated and fragmented system to anintegrated and united system in order to meet the needs and expectations of the wholeSouth African population.The apartheid education system was based on the traditional authoritarian approach toeducation and is to a huge extent the antithesis of a holistic approach to education. Thissystem is described as well as the reaction of those who regarded themselves as victimsof the system. The philosophy underpinning the apartheid system is also considered andcompared with the philosophy of holism. In order to stay abreast of the dynamicchanges that are occurring in South Africa and the world at large it is suggested thata new education system should follow a futuristic approach to education - knowledgethat may dominate education today, may become obsolete tomorrow.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University