Abstract
In this article the introductory part deals with Christian guidelines regarding the rights of minority groups. In the ensuing part the provision of education according to the unique educational needs of minority groups is discussed within the context of the presented guidelines. It is indicated that own education is internationally accepted as one of the major rights of minority groups. Within the international context, for example in the treaties of Unesco and in the educational provision of several countries, it is accepted that minority groups also prefer their own education institutions in order to effectively provide in their unique educational needs. In this article the more general requirements, regarding the characteristics of the education institution needed to meet the unique educational needs of a particular minority group are also identified. The impending problems in South Africa regarding own education schools for minorities are discussed briefly. In order to find possible solutions the situation in the Netherlands regarding "bijzondere scholen” to provide in the unique educational needs of particular interest groups and particularly religious groups is analysed. The conclusion arrived at is that the mentioned situation does not oppose Christian guidelines if minorities need each other to influence educational change, that the acknowledgement of the educational rights of minority groups promotes national unity, that the educational rights of minorities should imply freedom of establishment, denomination and institution and that the educational rights of minorities are fully realised if their education is financially supported by government on an equal basis to that of the majority.
Highlights
The provision of education according to the unique educational needs of minority groups is internationally accepted as one o f their major rights
If harmony exists between the medium of instruction, the languages used and taught and the symbols used in the particular education institution, on the one hand, and the mother tongue o f the minority group, the language needs of the minority group and the symbols o f the minority group, on the other hand, the level to which that particular minority group can identify with a particular education institution will increase
It is accepted that the need of minority groups to establish and maintain their own education institutions will not be considered as unfair discrimination
Summary
The provision of education according to the unique educational needs of minority groups is internationally accepted as one o f their major rights. Within the international context it is accepted that minority groups prefer their own education institutions in order to effectively provide in their unique educational needs. This article aims, in the first part, to provide some Christian guidelines regarding the educational rights of minority groups. Within the context of these guidelines the internationally accepted educational rights of minority groups and especially the preference for own educational institutions are discussed in the second part of the article
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