Life Orientation for South African Teachers

Life Orientation in the Senior and Further Education and Training phases (called Life Skills in the Intermediate Phase) is a compulsory school subject. The purpose of this subject is to empower learners to achieve their full physical, intellectual, personal, emotional and social potential. It is thus obvious that it is a crucial subject to develop and support learners to become fully functional individuals and responsible citizens of a democratic society, able to cope with life and all the challenges it presents. Life Orientation for South African teachers is a comprehensive textbook on the subject of Life Orientation as stated in the curriculum policy documents.

Life Orientation for South African teachers provides educators with in-depth knowledge as well as teaching skills to deal with the wide variety of themes within the subject. Besides a theoretical foundation there are case studies, reflective questions and activity boxes to assist with practical application of the topics covered in each chapter.

Contents include the following:

Human rights and values

Religion studies in education

Cultural diversity

Lay counselling

Behavioural issues: aggression and violence

Healthy living

Sexuality education

Life skills

Resilience

Relationships

Wellness through indigenous knowledge

Child abuse

Careers

Study skills

Pedagogical and assessment issues pertaining to Life Orientation

Life Orientation for South African teachers is aimed at pre-service as well as postgraduate students in education.

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1 x Book