Abstract
M.Ed. (Educational Psychology)
The main aim of this research was to do an exploratory study of
the value-orientations and perceptions of the Zulu pupi Is in
Sebokeng in order to enable teachers to understand the Zulu
pupils better and thus be in a posi tion to teach them more
effectively.
The phenomenological strategy served as a basis from where the
research was undertaken. This strategy made provision for the
employment of various methods such as action research, literature
study, word- and concept analysis. A questionnaire was used to
determine the value-orientations and perceptions of the standard
eight and ten Zulu pupils.
For the purpose of empirical investigation a total of 224
standard eight and ten Zulu pupils was drawn from Botebo-Tsebo
and Moghaka secondary school s • This was the total number of all
standard eight and ten Zulu pupils in the two fore-mentioned
schools during the academic year 1991.
The most important findings of the research are as follows:
* The typical value code of the Zulu child is not compatible
with the values promoted in the school.
* The beliefs of the Zulu pupils range from tradi tional
belief in ancestors to those of modern times. A large
percentage of the pupils are Christians. However, they
still support the traditional religion.
* The present Zulu pupil is inclined towards individuality
rather than group consciousness that characterized
traditional culture.
* When comparing the valueing of school related matters, it
was found that the standard ten pup! Is were relatively more
positive to schooling than their standard eight
counterparts.
* Another important finding is that Zulu pupils prefer nonintegrated
schools. They give preference to schools for
their own people.