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More Heads Are Better than One: School-Based Decision-Making in Varied School Environments
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Mokoena, Sello; Machaisa, Rebotile – Africa Education Review, 2018
In this multi-case qualitative study the degree to which school-based decision-making (SBDM) is understood and conceptualised by the members of school governing bodies (SGBs)--educators, chairpersons of SGBs, principals, and learner representative councils-as well the extent to which decisions were shared among the various groups represented on…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Participative Decision Making, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Understanding Policy Intentions Is Critical for Successful Policy Implementation within the Technical and Vocational Education and Training College's Sector
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Sebele, Ntlantla – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2015
Public policy implementation is frequently regarded as problematic globally and reasons for these vary. In particular, the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector has been criticized for lack of delivery and most of the criticism is directed towards the non-implementation of government policy. In South Africa managers of TVET…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Capacity Building
Performance Management: The Neglected Imperative of Accountability Systems in Education
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Mosoge, M. J.; Pilane, M. W. – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The first aim of this paper is to clarify the concept "performance management" as an aspect of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS). The second is to report on an exploration into the experiences and perceptions of management teams in the implementation of performance management. As part of the qualitative research design, the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Academic Achievement, Job Performance, Governance
Monitoring and Evaluation of an Early Childhood Development Programme: Implications for Leadership and Management
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Hodgson, Sarah; Papatheodorou, Theodora; James, Mary – Management in Education, 2014
The article aims to discuss preliminary findings from a participatory monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework, used in a community-based early childhood development (ECD) programme in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, and their implications for leadership and management. The purposes of the M&E were for LETCEE, the implementing organization,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Evaluation, Community Education, Case Studies
Governing Bodies and Learner Discipline: Managing Rural Schools in South Africa through a Code of Conduct
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Mestry, Raj; Khumalo, Jan – South African Journal of Education, 2012
The South African Schools Act of 1996 provides that school governing bodies (SGBs) should adopt and assist in the enforcement of a learner code of conduct to maintain discipline effectively. This study focuses on the perceptions and experiences of SGBs in managing discipline in rural secondary schools through the design and enforcement of learner…
Descriptors: Governance, Secondary Schools, Discipline, Discipline Policy
Perceptions of the Principal's Role in Democratic School Governance in South Africa
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Mncube, Vusi – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2009
This article explores governors' perceptions of the role played by school principals in the democratic governance of secondary schools in South Africa. The South African Schools Act No. 84 of 1996 has mandated that all public schools in South Africa must have democratically elected school governing bodies, comprised of the principal (in his or her…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Rural Schools, Familiarity, Governance