| Summary: | A Research Report Submitted to the Faculty of
Education, University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements
for the Degree of Master of Education.
Johannesburg 1985 === MISSIONARIES AND THE XHOSAS - A COMPARISON OF THE
EDUCATIONAL WORK OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETIES WITH
PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE LONDON AND GLASGOW
SOCIETIES
SALi_h, Abner Mgabi Msunhu, M. Ed. University of the
Wicwatersrand, 1965.
xhe Eastern Frontier of the Cape was the meeting point
Oi. bur ope an s and Xhosas at the close of the 18th
century. Conflict between the two, particularly over
land, ensued. Christian Mission Societies operated in
this context as part of the complex relationships
between white settlers, African tribesmen and colonial
administrators.
ihis repoit examines the role of two of the most
impo^ uant of these societies, the London Missionary
Society and the Glasgow Missionary Society, in
particular during the first half of the 19th century.
The common features of their policies are analysed as
well as the differences between them, and an assessment
attempted of their respective achievements. Particular
attention is paid to their educational work among the
Xhosas.
The historical method of investigation is followed,
which shows that the London Missionary Society was more
concerned about justice and the Glasgow Missionary
Society about education, hence the establishment of
Lovedale and Fort Hare institutions and others.
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