Karakteropvoeding van risiko-leerders in die Wes-Kaap

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: '… education must seek to help pupils become morally just individuals (Waghid,2004b:535).South Africa, as a fairly young democracy, faces many challenges. Education of itsyouth into adults that can fulfil their obligations in a democratic society is but one ofthese challenges. A democracy can only be successful when a country's citizensinternalise basic values such as mutual respect and responsibility. Newspapers andnews reports unfortunately tell of increasing moral decay amongst the youth of SouthAfrica.In this research, various models of value education are critically evaluated in order todetermine the best model for establishing values in the youth. Character education isdiscussed as a balanced and comprehensive approach to value education, and criticalcomments on the Manifesto on Values, Education and Democracy attempt to show itsrelevance for value education in practice. The increase in social problems such aspoverty, single-parent families and AIDS orphans, leads to an increase in 'at-riskchildrenin South Africa. This study therefore also investigates possible ways inwhich teachers can contribute to instilling positive values in at-risk learners.The establishment, development and internalisation of values are a long and intricateprocess in which schools, parents and society are all important stakeholders. Thisresearch shows the importance of cooperation between all role players to instil valuesin South Africa's young people and that the process of value education slowly butsurely shows results.Key concepts: values, value education, character education, youth at risk

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University