Abstract
M.Ed. (Educational Management)
The veld school is one of the most recent developments in
the educational provision of the Transvaal Education Department.
The effectiveness of the veld school is determined
by the quality of education and the enthusiasm manifested
by the veld-school teacher as the pursuer of a
profession. The professional development and in-service
training of the veld-school teacher, therefore, deserves
the attention of the Transvaal Education Department, as
well as the active measures of the veld-school principal.
The rapid technological development of today has caused
change and innovation to become an indissoluble part of
the daily structure of life. The two most important educational
bodies, namely the family and the school, are
experiencing problems in keeping pace with this constant
change and innovation.
The problem of keeping pace with change and innovation
may lead to voids in the most important educational situations.
It, therefore, concerns the family as well as
the school as educational bodies. These voids manifest
themselves especially when it comes to the commitment of
values and norms to the child.
In this study the attempts made by the Transvaal Education
Department to overcome these voids in the education
of the child have been probed. Initially the subject
Youth Preparedness was introduced in an attempt to achieve
this goal. The ambitions set for the subject could
not be realized within this framework.