ERIC Number: ED634325
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr-15
Pages: 30
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The Influence of a Disciplined Environment on Learner Performance, a Dramatic Rendition
Ramsookbhai, Shamila
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Chicago, IL, Apr 13-16, 2023 and Virtual, May 4-5, 2023)
This critical qualitative study focused on what are the factors that contribute to high learner performance at a public school in South Africa. Purposive sampling was used and the data was produced via interviews with the participants (the principal, ten teachers, five ex learners and two parents) as well as observations of various school activities. Artistic license was used and the data presented in a three act play, each act focusing on a particular theme. The literature reviewed focused on the school environment. A triptych theoretical approach (Marx, Bourdieu, Bronfenbrenner) underpinned this study. The key finding was the fetish for excellence with a disciplined environment as a factor in contributing to high learner performance.
Descriptors: Discipline, Educational Environment, Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Influences
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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