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Own education institutions as an option for minority groups
Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship/Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap | Vol 63, No 3 | a532 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koers.v63i3.532
| © 1998 H.J. Steyn, A. Weggeman
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 21 December 1998 | Published: 21 December 1998
Submitted: 21 December 1998 | Published: 21 December 1998
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H.J. Steyn, School of Teacher Education Potchefstroom University for CHE POTCHEFSTROOMA. Weggeman, School of Teacher Education Potchefstroom University for CHE POTCHEFSTROOM
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In this article the introductory part deals with Christian guidelines regarding the rights of minority groups. In the ensuing part the provision of education according to the unique educational needs of minority groups is discussed within the context of the presented guidelines. It is indicated that own education is internationally accepted as one of the major rights of minority groups. Within the international context, for example in the treaties of Unesco and in the educational provision of several countries, it is accepted that minority groups also prefer their own education institutions in order to effectively provide in their unique educational needs. In this article the more general requirements, regarding the characteristics of the education institution needed to meet the unique educational needs of a particular minority group are also identified. The impending problems in South Africa regarding own education schools for minorities are discussed briefly. In order to find possible solutions the situation in the Netherlands regarding "bijzondere scholen” to provide in the unique educational needs of particular interest groups and particularly religious groups is analysed. The conclusion arrived at is that the mentioned situation does not oppose Christian guidelines if minorities need each other to influence educational change, that the acknowledgement of the educational rights of minority groups promotes national unity, that the educational rights of minorities should imply freedom of establishment, denomination and institution and that the educational rights of minorities are fully realised if their education is financially supported by government on an equal basis to that of the majority.
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