D.Ed. (Educational Psychology) / There is a growing consciousness of the importance of productivity improvement in the Republic of South Africa as a solution to economic problems like poverty, unemployment and. the growing inflation rate. The problem has grown to such proportions that the organizing committee of the President's Council recommended in May 1987 that the school has to play an important role in the education of children to become productive workers. A solution to the problem of the lack of growth in productivity which has not as yet received the necessary attention, is the role time plays in the economy. It is especially people's perception of time and the accompanying attitudes towards the utilization of time that is important. In this regard education and guidance-can play an important role, as this aspect has rightly to do with the creating of children's perceptions and attitudes. To date, little research results are available on the time perception of individuals. Empirical data where the relationship between time perception and productiveness is explored is not readily available in present literature. Research was therefore undertaken on the time perception of children and adults A newly designed questionnaire was used for this purpose. The questionnaire was completed by 6 840 pupils, 253 teachers and 297 bank officials. Concerning validity and reliability, a principal component factor analysis (PCA) was followed by a principal factor analysis (PFA) in a first order analysis. The first order analysis was followed by a second order PCA and PFA. The variables resultinq from this factor analysis procedure were then subjected to an item analysis. The identified variables, i.e. passive fatalistic and Actiye integrated time perception were used to investigate the difference in time perception of the different groups. There upon a study was made of the relationship between the time perceptions of pupil and their productiveness, based on the children's school performance. Similarly the time perceptions of adults were studied in relationship to their productiveness as measured by the performance evaluation as done in their occupational situation. Multivariate (MANOVA & Hote~ling's Tsquare), as well as univariate (ANOVA, Scheff6 and Student test) hypotheses on population group, sex, standard, qualification, age, language and religion were tested. significance was tested on the l' and 5' level. From the findings of the study the following emerged: * A general tendency exists that prod~ptive pupils, bank officials and teachers, have a higher average scale value on active integrated time perception in comparison to less productive people. On the other hand, less productive people have a higher scale value on the passive fatalistic -e time perception in comparison to productive people * Significant differences exist between the average scale value of productive people in comparison to less productive people obtained on a time perception scale. This is true within each population/language group, as well as when groups are compared. * Both in the case of age and improved qualifications, it was indicated that less productive as well as productive people's averages on active integrated time perception scale~ increase with age and higher qualifications. * There are significant differences between the time perception of productive and less productive people within the different religions.

D.Ed. / The aim of this thesis was to establish what constitutes productivity in South African schools, and to make recommendations to assist schools on their journey to higher levels of productivity. The historical background, problems and changes in South Africa, coupled with the lack of current research in the field made it imperative for further research to be done in the field to identify current tendencies linked to productivity within the South African school context. A literature study was undertaken to gather background and to explore various aspects linked to productivity within a school. The literature study revealed that productivity improvement does not just happen, but that management leadership and the effectiveness of the individual educator is vital to continually increase productivity in South African schools. The information gathered from the literature study was also used to develop guidelines for productivity, which can be implemented in school's to achieve higher levels of productivity. An empirical study was undertaken. A standard questionnaire was used to elicit opinions of respondents in the teaching profession on aspects which lead to/make a school productive. Their responses to the questionnaire were discussed and analysed by means of multivariate and univariate statistical analyses.

D.Ed. / Die doel met die navorsing was om te bepaal wat konstitueer produktiwiteit in Suid -Afrikaanse skole en in watter mate distriks - amptenare produktiwiteit in skole kan verbeter. Die historiese agtergrond en veranderinge in Suid-Afrika gekoppel aan die tekort van resente navorsing in die veld, het verdere navorsing genoodsaak, ten einde huidige tendense gekoppel aan produktiwiteit binne die Suid-Afrikaanse skool konteks sowel as die distrik te kon identifiseer. `n Literatuurstudie was onderneem ten einde agtergrond te verkry rakende produktiwiteit in skole en distrik se rol daarin. Die ontrafeling van verskeie aspekte rakende produktiwiteit in skoolverband en hoe distriksamptenare produktiwiteitsvlakke in skole kan verhoog was ook nagevors. Die literatuurstudie het die belangrikheid van die skoolbestuurder in sy/haar rol beklemtoon asook die rol van opvoeders in die verbetering van produktiwiteits vlakke in skole. Die literatuurstudie het ook verder die belangrikheid van distriks amptenare en hul ondersteunning in skole beklemtoon, wat aanleiding kan gee tot produktiwiteits verbetering in skole.

Interest in effectively publishing academic articles stems from involvement in statistical research support provided to academic researchers conducting their research. In the context of this study research output (RO) is defined as the publication of research findings (articles) in academic journals accredited with the South African Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET). The vantage point of this research is that of research support statisticians. New knowledge is continually required to drive decision making, policy formulation, industry, economies, regulation, development, innovation and progress (SESCES 2015:9; Pullinger 2014). Quality published research serves as a reliable source of new information. Therefore measures are globally and nationally implemented to stimulate article publication. Such measures and incentives include measurement of publication rate; journal impact ratings; government funding of research based on research output; acknowledgement as research-intensive institutions, promotion opportunities linked to publication rate and more. Although the literature reports on aspects of the production and publication of research findings, limited research is reported on research output productivity (ROP) viewed from the perspective of the statistical community that support research within the research process. Therefore a theoretical framework for ROP had to be developed. Classic grounded theory (GT) proved to be an appropriate methodology for this research based on its theory-develop properties. The literature, responses to an open- and closed-ended questionnaire, observational field notes of this researcher and informal discussion notes were inter alia used as data bases in the cycles of data-collection-analysis-and-comparison that characterise GT implementation. Theoretical components (‘categories’) that emerged in the research include the research process as central concept (the ‘core category’), a research practice component; role players in the research process; the attitude of researchers; knowledge of researchers; skills and attributes of researchers; research resources and research resource centres; and the research climate of the researcher environment. These components constitute the factors that impact ROP. Relational links - which forms the second leg of a developing theory - between these components are explained quantitatively in terms of multivariate linear regression equations; a profile of researcher-type (discriminant analysis) and qualitatively by means of the literature and field notes of this researcher. The emerged theoretical model indicates that knowledge and skills of academic researchers, as well as researcher-type directly impact on the research process and therefore on ROP. Furthermore attitude forms a discriminatory attribute of academic researchers. The objective with the development of the model of ROP was to identify important components of RO delivery and propose grassroots recommendations to promote ROP. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Didactics)

Interest in effectively publishing academic articles stems from involvement in statistical research support provided to academic researchers conducting their research. In the context of this study research output (RO) is defined as the publication of research findings (articles) in academic journals accredited with the South African Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET). The vantage point of this research is that of research support statisticians. New knowledge is continually required to drive decision making, policy formulation, industry, economies, regulation, development, innovation and progress (SESCES 2015:9; Pullinger 2014). Quality published research serves as a reliable source of new information. Therefore measures are globally and nationally implemented to stimulate article publication. Such measures and incentives include measurement of publication rate; journal impact ratings; government funding of research based on research output; acknowledgement as research-intensive institutions, promotion opportunities linked to publication rate and more. Although the literature reports on aspects of the production and publication of research findings, limited research is reported on research output productivity (ROP) viewed from the perspective of the statistical community that support research within the research process. Therefore a theoretical framework for ROP had to be developed. Classic grounded theory (GT) proved to be an appropriate methodology for this research based on its theory-develop properties. The literature, responses to an open- and closed-ended questionnaire, observational field notes of this researcher and informal discussion notes were inter alia used as data bases in the cycles of data-collection-analysis-and-comparison that characterise GT implementation. Theoretical components (‘categories’) that emerged in the research include the research process as central concept (the ‘core category’), a research practice component; role players in the research process; the attitude of researchers; knowledge of researchers; skills and attributes of researchers; research resources and research resource centres; and the research climate of the researcher environment. These components constitute the factors that impact ROP. Relational links - which forms the second leg of a developing theory - between these components are explained quantitatively in terms of multivariate linear regression equations; a profile of researcher-type (discriminant analysis) and qualitatively by means of the literature and field notes of this researcher. The emerged theoretical model indicates that knowledge and skills of academic researchers, as well as researcher-type directly impact on the research process and therefore on ROP. Furthermore attitude forms a discriminatory attribute of academic researchers. The objective with the development of the model of ROP was to identify important components of RO delivery and propose grassroots recommendations to promote ROP. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Didactics)

MEd (Educational Management) / Department of Educational Mamagement / See the attached abstract below