Abstract
M.Ed. (Educational Leadership)
The purpose of this study was:
A. To discuss the term slow learner and to identify certain problems experienced by the slow learner.
B. To identify specific problems experienced by the parents of the slow learner.
C. To design a parent guidance programme for the head of the guidance department to aid Afrikaans speaking parents of the slow learner to accept their child and to try and solve the problems that their child experiences.
D. To evaluate the effectiveness of the parent guidance programme. In evaluating the effectiveness of the parent guidance programme, the specific aims of the study were:
- To ascertain what kind of parenting style the parents
were using.
- To teach the parents the advantage of the democratic
parenting style.
- To ascertain how the selfimages of the parents have
improved in attending the programme.
- To design guidelines for the parents how to cope with
problems existing in the relationship between parent
and child such as:
* how to cope with conflict,
* how to communicate effectively,
* how to motivate the slow learner to become a successful student,
* how to improve the selfconcept of the slow learner, and
* how to cope with discipline. The Head of the Guidance department has a very important role to play in the establishing of such a parent guidance programme. This can be accomplished by keeping
track of the needs of the parents and to update all the information regarding the slow learner. The ultimate goal will still be to create a positive working relationship between parent and teacher, to accommodate the needs of the slow learner and to cooperate
in making the slow learner a successful student and eventually a successful adult.