The potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education : an investigation of the potential role of indigenous healers in the life skills education in schools

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Title:

Author:

Dangala, Study.

ISBN:

9783843366182

Personal Author:

Dangala, Study.

Publication Information:

Saarbrücken : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, c2010.

Physical Description:

vii, 112 p. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

A books on demand print.

Originally published as the author's thesis (M.Ed., University of the Western Cape) under the title: An investigation of the potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education in schools, 2006.

Abstract:

This thesis investigated the potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education in South African schools. The main focus of this study was to explore how indigenous knowledge of traditional healers can contribute to the development of life skills education in South African schools. The research also sought to strengthen Education Support Services in the South African education system, in order to address barriers to learning. These barriers to learning are linked to health challenges such as substance abuse, violence, malnutrition and HIV/AIDS and many other health-related issues in school-going age learners.

Subject Term:

Primary health care -- South Africa.

Health promotion -- South Africa.

Health education -- South Africa.

Healers -- South Africa.

Education -- Research.

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In this minithesis, I investigate the potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education in South African schools. The main focus of this study is to explore how indigenous knowledge of traditional healers can contribute to the development of life skills education in South African schools. This knowledge, which has historically been repressed and marginalized, needs to be given a rightful place in the development of South Africa. I first provide an overview of education support services in South Africa and in the United States of America. I then discuss health promotion in schools in the context of life skills and health education. An international and local perspective on indigenous knowledge is also discussed. In this study I focus on both the current and potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education and support services. The issue of ethics became central in this study because it was the first study of its kind to be conducted in this country. Hence this study also investigates the research ethics when conducting research with traditional healers..