Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-234) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Tracing the roots of the current crisis in South African education -- Fit to preach and teach? -- The training of teachers by missionaries in Natal (1846-1900) -- The training of African teachers become formalised (1902-1915) -- Charles T. Loram's influence of teacher training in Natal (1916-1920) -- Tumultuous times (1920-1953) -- The consequences of Bantu Education for teacher training (1951-1964)
Summary:
"The history of African teacher training in Natal is one of the most neglected and under-researched aspects of educational history. This book attempts to set out the administrative history of this field as a first step in stimulating the further research that is so urgently needed. It provides an overview of how and why African teachers were trained in the colony and province of Natal, starting in 1846 with the arrival of the first missionaries and ending in 1964, ten years after the Bantu Education Act was passed. By focusing on the past, the book also aims to provide a historical lens through which modern educational problems can be viewed. The quality of an education system, past or present, depends on its teachers, and the most vital task of any education system is to ensure that teachers are properly trained to do what they should do: inspire and intellectually stimulate the young generation."-- Back cover
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