Physical education and school sport within the post-apartheid educational dispensation of South Africa
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Authors
Lion-Cachet, Susan
Issue Date
1997-01
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Physical education , School sport , Sport history , Educational dispensation , Apartheid sport , Post-apartheid sport , Educational programme , Physical development , Educational value , Economical value , Social value , Political value , Ethical value , Psychological value , Physiological value , South African sport , Government involvement , International participation , Australian sport
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Abstract
This study theoretically presupposes that the individual is an integral entity, therefore,
education should take place according to the harmonious development of all the facets of a child's
being. Even in antiquity, physical education and sport were seen to be important for a balanced
education. Every society implements physical education and sport according to own needs and
requirements, according certain values to sport, which values are reviewed in this study. A
literature study corroborates that the intellectual, physical and social development of the child
undoubtedly forms part of the total environment of the educative process. Exclusion of any facet
could cause an imbalance in the development of the child. Incorporation of physical education and
sport in the post-apartheid educational dispensation of South Africa forms the later part of the
investigation. Various factors in South Africa have an influence on the role and place of physical
education and sport within the curriculum. Government involvement in sport can determine the place
of sport in society and in the curriculum. The readmittance of South Africa into international
participation and changes in the political policy also play a role. These factors pose the challenge and facilitate the
possibility to reinstate physical education and sport at schools. The structure of South African
sport is undergoing a total change and the role players in the sports fraternity are now faced with
numerous challenges and opportunities. Reinstating physical education and sport in the school
curriculum serves a vital role in the reconstruction and development of a healthy and well-balanced
society. Furthermore, reinstatement could reverse the consequences of social and economic
injustices. Research undertaken in Australia, also provides some answers to problems for the South
African situation. It proposes new initiatives that could be of help to the relevant role players
in the planning of physical education and school sport in the post apartheid educational
dispensation of South Africa.
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Citation
Lion-Cachet, Susan (1997) Physical education and school sport within the post-apartheid educational dispensation of South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17219>