Lazarus, SandyGanie, LailaRooth, EdnaFaculty of Education2013-08-072024-05-282007/04/302007/04/302013-08-072024-05-282005https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15338Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe study aimed to investigate the status and practice of life orientation in South African schools. Life orientation is a quintessential new learning area, introduced as part of curriculum transformation in South Africa, and is intented to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes for successful living and learning. Preliminary observations suggested that life orientation has not been optimally implemented in schools, and the low status legacy of life orientation's constituents added further impetus to the rationale for the study.enLife skillsStudy and teachingSouth AfricaSocial skillsCompetency based educationThesisUniversity of the Western Cape