Traditional Education in Pre-Colonial Africa
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What was the ideal education system of the National Party?

  • Secular Humanism
  • Christian Nationalism and separatism (correct)
  • Social Democracy
  • Liberal Democracy
  • What was the purpose of Bantu Education?

  • To uplift the black population
  • To promote democracy and freedom
  • To provide equal opportunities for all
  • To train people in accordance with their opportunities in life (correct)
  • What was the result of the Eiselen commission's findings?

  • The closure of all black schools
  • The promulgation of the Bantu Education Act of 1953 (correct)
  • The implementation of a new curriculum
  • The abolition of Bantu Education
  • Why were black people opposed to receiving Bantu Education?

    <p>Because it was a separatist education system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the National Education Act of 1967?

    <p>It made provisions for the education of white children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the 1983 constitution?

    <p>It created three separate chambers for white, coloured, and Indian members</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of missionaries in providing education for black children?

    <p>They provided education in mother tongue instruction and the 3Rs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following individuals attended Clarkebury Mission school?

    <p>Nelson Mandela</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Greek word 'historia' mean?

    <p>Inquiry or knowledge acquired by investigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of pre-colonial education in the area that is now South Africa?

    <p>It was non-literary and oral</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the history of education important for professional teachers?

    <p>To understand past and present developments in education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which people were involved in pre-colonial or traditional education in South Africa?

    <p>The Nguni and the Khoikhoi San</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What differentiated the education of boys and girls in pre-colonial South Africa?

    <p>Education was preparationist from an early age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the study of past events and developments in education?

    <p>History of education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the transition from adolescence to adulthood in the Xhosa tradition?

    <p>ukusoka</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tradition involved virginity testing as part of its formal education?

    <p>Zulu tradition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which task was NOT part of the apprenticeship system in pre-colonial education?

    <p>teacher</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which religious group took the lead in promoting missionary work through schools and the church in the 1970s?

    <p>Schmidt’s and Moravian Christian brothers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary purpose of education in missionary schools?

    <p>Spreading Christianity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which subjects were included in the instruction provided by the missionary schools?

    <p>3 R’s (reading, writing, arithmetic) and rudiments of agriculture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did the Dutch settlers arrive at the Cape?

    <p>1652</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How were mission schools categorized in terms of their administrative status?

    <p>Semi-private</p> Signup and view all the answers

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