The provision of education at Medingen mission station since 1881

This research report focuses on the origin and development of the Medingen Mission Station, near Ga-Kgapane in the Limpopo Province, and the provision of education at this station since its establishment in 1881. After an account of missionary endeavours in South Africa during the second half of the...

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Main Author: Mashale, Francinah Koena
Other Authors: Booyse, J. J. (Johannes Jacobus), 1952-
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:Mashale, Francinah Koena (2009) The provision of education at Medingen mission station since 1881, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3051>
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3051
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-uir.unisa.ac.za-10500-30512018-11-19T17:14:17Z The provision of education at Medingen mission station since 1881 Mashale, Francinah Koena Booyse, J. J. (Johannes Jacobus), 1952- Medingen Missionary education Balobedu Berlin missionary society Ga-Kgapane Fritz Reuter Historical-educational research Educational development Socio-political context Education provision 371.07096825 Medingen Mission Station Lutheran Church -- Missions -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane Missions -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane Education -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane -- History This research report focuses on the origin and development of the Medingen Mission Station, near Ga-Kgapane in the Limpopo Province, and the provision of education at this station since its establishment in 1881. After an account of missionary endeavours in South Africa during the second half of the nineteenth century (with the emphasis on the activities of the Berlin Missionary Society), an explanation is provided of how missionaries became involved in the weal and woes of the Balobedu tribe. This is followed by an indication of how Reverend Fritz Reuter took the initiative to provide basic education to the inhabitants of Ga-Kgapane and how education provision developed at Medingen since then. Reasons are advanced for the prominence Medingen Primary School currently enjoys and the study concludes with the assertion that Medingen Mission Station can be regarded as an important, though not exclusive source of the Balobedu’s present-day identity. Educational Foundations M.Ed. (History of Education) 2010-01-25T10:08:52Z 2010-01-25T10:08:52Z 2009-06 2010 Dissertation Mashale, Francinah Koena (2009) The provision of education at Medingen mission station since 1881, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3051> http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3051 en 1 online resource (xi, 82 leaves)
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topic Medingen
Missionary education
Balobedu
Berlin missionary society
Ga-Kgapane
Fritz Reuter
Historical-educational research
Educational development
Socio-political context
Education provision
371.07096825
Medingen Mission Station
Lutheran Church -- Missions -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane
Missions -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane
Education -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane -- History
spellingShingle Medingen
Missionary education
Balobedu
Berlin missionary society
Ga-Kgapane
Fritz Reuter
Historical-educational research
Educational development
Socio-political context
Education provision
371.07096825
Medingen Mission Station
Lutheran Church -- Missions -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane
Missions -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane
Education -- South Africa -- Ga-Kgapane -- History
Mashale, Francinah Koena
The provision of education at Medingen mission station since 1881
description This research report focuses on the origin and development of the Medingen Mission Station, near Ga-Kgapane in the Limpopo Province, and the provision of education at this station since its establishment in 1881. After an account of missionary endeavours in South Africa during the second half of the nineteenth century (with the emphasis on the activities of the Berlin Missionary Society), an explanation is provided of how missionaries became involved in the weal and woes of the Balobedu tribe. This is followed by an indication of how Reverend Fritz Reuter took the initiative to provide basic education to the inhabitants of Ga-Kgapane and how education provision developed at Medingen since then. Reasons are advanced for the prominence Medingen Primary School currently enjoys and the study concludes with the assertion that Medingen Mission Station can be regarded as an important, though not exclusive source of the Balobedu’s present-day identity. === Educational Foundations === M.Ed. (History of Education)
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