Abstract
M.Ed.
The study is specifically directed at the problems with regard to the low self-concept of
Black learners in Soweto. The purpose of the research, therefore, is:
to explore and describe the problems with regard to the self-concept of township
learners in the senior primary school phase, and to develop guidelines for the educators of these learners in grade 5 to grade 7 to enhance the learners' self-concept.