Education for minority groups: a case study
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Minority group interests have resurged since the middle of the 20th century. Minorities are re-discovering their identities. In South Africa the question has arisen whether government can provide in the educational needs of minorities in terms of own schools and own languages as media of instruction, especially as there appears to be global recognition of the rights of minorities. The problem of how the educational needs of a minority group could be met was investigated by focusing on the characteristics and the (educational) needs of the Griqua com-munity in South Africa. It was found that, although the members of this group insisted on the preservation of their cultural identity, they did not wish to be isolated from broader South African civil society. Three scenarios are put forward, in terms of which their educational needs could be accommodated and provided for, within the existing constitutional and legislative framework. Introduction and statement of the problem The rights of minority groups in nation-states have been the focus of ongoing debate in educational circles since the middle of the previous century. Are minority groups indeed entitled to rights, such as to be educated at their own institutions? (cf. Steyn & Vanderstraeten, 1998:
Institution: North-West University
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W1501391660