RURAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This paper looks at rural education and its relationship and importance to economic development in the context of South Africa. It is important to political and social discourse given rampant unemployment in South Africa and the stimulation of the South African Economy. That many of South Africa's provinces are largely rural provinces and therefore agricultural development must be a key focus area. The manner in which we teach, model and orientate the teaching of agricultural subjects at school level, therefore assumes great significance from a practical perspective. That many of the provinces are situated within the maize quadrangle, and other rich agricultural landscapes, rich in cattle and wild life and general agricultural activity and therefore, their role is most significant to agricultural development and allied primary and secondary agricultural activity. That fundamental issue within agriculture is a question of access to land and indeed, opportunity for all. That almost all economies are largely rooted in agriculture and so are Adult Basic Education and Training programmes. It is against this background that the paper will project upon and discuss rural education in the context of
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