Die gebruik van Afrikaanse verhalende lektuur ter ondersteuning van die aanbieding van geslags- en gesinsvoorligting in Kaaplandse hoerskole

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the developmental tasks underlying the adolescent's growth to maturity, is thedetermination of sensible sexual attitudes and habits, as well as the ability to expresssexual needs in a socially acceptable way. It is widely accepted that sex educationplays an important role in this regard, especially in view of the sharp increase in sexualactivity and attendant problems among today's youth. In this thesis an investigationwas conducted into the representation of the adolescent's sexuality in Afrikaans youthliterature, to complement the sex education component in family planning programmesin secondary schools in the Western Cape. The proposed didactic method, namely theuse of narrative youth literature in the presentation of family planning programmes isbased on the recognition that literature can have therapeutic value for the reader.Firstly, a thesaurus of selected terms was compiled after an analysis of the contentsof family planning programmes in schools of the Provincial Administration of the Capeof Good Hope's Department of Education and in schools of the Administration: Councilof Representatives' Department of Education and Culture. Themes in youth literaturewere evaluated against the thesaurus in order to determine their suitability for use infamily planning programmes. Forty one Afrikaans stories were subsequently selectedafter further evaluation against criteria which have to be met by contemporary youthliterature.After a survey of schools in the Western Cape, it is concluded that sex educationprogrammes are implemented in only a few schools, and even where suchprogrammes are implemented the content and presentation of the programmes werealso found to be inadequate. After attending a number of sex education classes inseveral schools, it also appears as if reading therapy is not used to a significant extentas a didactic method in family planning and sex education programmes and that pupilsare consequently also unable to take advantage of its benefits.A final conclusion is that there is too little Afrikaans youth literature with teenagersexuality as main theme. The vast majority of youth literature present teen sex with itsattendant problems, as well as teen relationships with the opposite sex as incidental affairs only.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University