Christian National Education (CNE) and People’s Education (PE): historical perspectives and some broad common grounds.
A recognition of the legitimate origins of the idea of Christian-National Education in a people’s struggle for freedom does not mean endorsing the idea as such. Especially in its later development, it seems that the ChristianNational idea has taken on wholly unacceptable features...For those who identify with the people’s education movement, the Christian-National idea will be a symbol of the system of oppression against which they now struggle so that it will be difficult for them to appreciate its origins in an earlier struggle against oppression that closely parallels their own... 1
An assessment of the perception of the role of the Christian religious leader in the political process: the case of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
xi Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Contextual Background 1 1.2 Rationale and Motivation for the Study 4 1.3 Problem Statement 8 1.4 Research Objectives 8 1.5 Methodology and Approach 9 1.6 Methods and Techniques 11
A conceptual critique of the people's education discourse
The struggle on the educational terrain in South Africa has been intimately connected with the broader struggle there for democratic rights and the elimination of apartheid. From an early call for equality in education, the movement of People's Education now calls for a complete transformation of the form and content of education, as well as a change in the way in which it is managed. Education has formerly served as an instrument of oppression, but it carries the potential for liberation and its importance cannot be underestimated. Changing demands relating to education have mirrored changes in the substance of the larger struggle. The manner of conceptualising these demands, and indeed the understanding of what constitutes People's Education are not static, but the reflection and the consequence of changing social circumstances. It is the burden of Mashamba's analysis, excerpts of which are reprinted below, to chart these changes and interpret their significance.