Towards a Value Based Education System in South Africa: A Philosophical Study in Applied Ethics

Abstract

This research was based on the current education system in South Africa. It was experienced that the current education system in South Africa was faced with many problems the least of which is the lack of discipline among the learners and sometimes among the educators. Apart from the curriculum being unsuitable in certain aspects, the entire education system had been seen to be lacking a moral approach, particularly in both teaching and learning. These problems have contributed to the absence of the culture of learning and falling standards in several schools.