Abstract
M.A. (Social Work)
In South Africa no scientific research has been carried out on the
functions of national councils for disabled persons from a management
orientated point of view. This dissertation deals with the functions of
the five national councils for disabled persons, namely the councils for
the blind, the deaf, the mentally handicapped, the physically handicapped
and persons suffering from epilepsy.
More specifically, the objectives of the research which preceded the
writing of the dissertation were the following:
to explore the functions of the five national councils for disabled
persons.
to construe the functions of the five national councils for disabled
persons as management functions.
to use Zetterberg's conceptual framework for scientific theorizing in
an analysis of the functions.
to determine how the status, objectives and functions of the aforementioned
national councils may be made more purposeful.
A literature study was undertaken to determine to what extent
organisational and management theories are relevant to the national
councils.