Effective implementation and monitoring of education policies in schools impact directly on the quality of education in public schools in general and on the vision and mission of the North West provincial department of education in particular, where the research was conducted. The effectiveness of the implementation and monitoring of education policies in schools are investigated by analysing data collected in through questionnaires and interviews conducted on the study in the Moretele Area Project Office (APO) of the Bojanala Region of Education in the North West Province. The study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the implementation and monitoring of educational policies by educators, Principals and District Officials in schools. The study focused on their understanding of the concept policy and its purpose, since policies serve different purposes and are constructed for different reasons. It has immerged from the study that much still has to be done in order to improve on effective policy implementation and monitoring in schools. Educators have shown that they are aware of the concept policy and its purpose. There are, however, challenges identified in terms of implementing these policies and also ineffective communication by the district offices and the schools. This assertion is evidenced by the findings from the questionnaires that revealed a serious communication problem between districts and schools. It was also found that educators are aware of the different authoritative roles held by policies in education system. They were able to give examples of policy documents that have national authority, provincial authority, and district and school authority. What seems to be still lacking is the effective application of the theoretical knowledge gained on policies when executing their duties. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

<p>Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) has become a key issue for today’s corporations. This type of responsibility refers to the continuing commitment of businesses to voluntarily behave ethically and contribute to economic development while simultaneously improving the quality of life of the workforce, families, local community and society at large. While traditional business models primarily emphasize the economic aspects of a company’s activities (e.g. profitability and growth), the modern one stresses the social and environmental impacts. Recent scandals have put customers’ trust on the frontline, leading to an exponential growth in the interest of corporate social responsibility. Today, unethical behavior can no longer hide in the dark waiting around for an investigation to ensue. Wrongdoings are in an instant communicated to the world via computers and broadcasted by media. Consequently, it is no longer about what corporations say they will do but rather when and how they will do it.</p><p>Findings and resulting conclusions show that although there is a lack of definitional clarity of the notion of CSR, the concept is embodied by and refers to the triple bottom line: Profit, People and Planet. CSR can be implemented through codes of conduct, contracts, education, training, guidelines and principles.</p><p>The benefits of having a CSR engagement program are numerous and include strengthening profits, enhancing brand recognition and reputation, risk management and boosting employment relations.</p><p>Motives behind having good CSR include social betterment and sustainable change. It is about building up a well-functioning corporation that possesses strong values and can manage risks and become a more competitive brand. The brands that will succeed in the future will be those that tap into the social changes that are taking place today.</p>

Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) has become a key issue for today’s corporations. This type of responsibility refers to the continuing commitment of businesses to voluntarily behave ethically and contribute to economic development while simultaneously improving the quality of life of the workforce, families, local community and society at large. While traditional business models primarily emphasize the economic aspects of a company’s activities (e.g. profitability and growth), the modern one stresses the social and environmental impacts. Recent scandals have put customers’ trust on the frontline, leading to an exponential growth in the interest of corporate social responsibility. Today, unethical behavior can no longer hide in the dark waiting around for an investigation to ensue. Wrongdoings are in an instant communicated to the world via computers and broadcasted by media. Consequently, it is no longer about what corporations say they will do but rather when and how they will do it. Findings and resulting conclusions show that although there is a lack of definitional clarity of the notion of CSR, the concept is embodied by and refers to the triple bottom line: Profit, People and Planet. CSR can be implemented through codes of conduct, contracts, education, training, guidelines and principles. The benefits of having a CSR engagement program are numerous and include strengthening profits, enhancing brand recognition and reputation, risk management and boosting employment relations. Motives behind having good CSR include social betterment and sustainable change. It is about building up a well-functioning corporation that possesses strong values and can manage risks and become a more competitive brand. The brands that will succeed in the future will be those that tap into the social changes that are taking place today.

This diploma thesis deals with the proposal of the Supervisory Center and its subsequent implementation in an environment that supervises the specific activities in the IT environment.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-04-07T19:36:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 rozaniadefatimasantos.pdf: 1204449 bytes, checksum: 049555efb24808d04a04295b47d50161 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-04-11T11:34:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 rozaniadefatimasantos.pdf: 1204449 bytes, checksum: 049555efb24808d04a04295b47d50161 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-11T11:34:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 rozaniadefatimasantos.pdf: 1204449 bytes, checksum: 049555efb24808d04a04295b47d50161 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-18 / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo descrever as fases de implementação, monitoramento e avaliação do Programa de Intervenção Pedagógica (PIP) na Superintendência Regional de Ensino de Diamantina/MG, com o foco na Escola Estadual Professora Júlia Kubitschek, da mesma cidade, e em como esta se apropriou do Programa para alcançar bons resultados na aprendizagem dos alunos e melhorar os resultados de suas avaliações internas e externas. A metodologia de pesquisa utilizada foi a análise de documentos relativos ao referido programa, levantamento de dados feito por meio de questionários aplicados aos analistas que trabalham com o Programa na SRE, entrevistas semiestruturadas com a analista que atende a escola pesquisada, com a diretora, professoras alfabetizadoras e especialistas em Educação Básica envolvidos no desenvolvimento do PIP desta escola e, ainda, observação do cotidiano escolar por meio de visitas in loco, em que foram levantados dados e informações sobre a relação do analista com a diretora escolar, professores e especialista para o desenvolvimento do PIP. A partir dos dados levantados, construiu-se um panorama do Programa, dos atores envolvidos e do ambiente de trabalho na escola pesquisada. Com base, principalmente, na literatura sobre intervenção pedagógica, gestão eficaz e avaliação externa, constatou-se fatores de várias dimensões que definem o sucesso ou insucesso do programa na SRE-Diamantina/MG. Os dados encontrados demonstram que há relevância na implementação do Programa, no monitoramento eficaz e eficiente de uma política pública e nos bons resultados da aprendizagem dos alunos. Sendo assim, apresenta-se os resultados positivos traduzidos em “boas práticas” identificadas nesta pesquisa para divulgação, por meio de um Plano de Ação Educacional (PAE), às escolas estaduais de anos iniciais pertencentes à Superintendência Regional de Diamantina/MG, com o intuito de aprimorar, adaptar e disseminar as ações bem sucedidas. / This paper aims to describe the implementation, monitoring and evaluation phases of the Programa de Intervenção Pedagógica/PIP (Pedagogical Intervention Program/PIP) in Diamantina´s Superintendência Regional de Ensino/SRE (Regional Superintendence of Education/SRE) in Minas Gerais state, on the Escola Estadual Professora Júlia Kubitschek in the same city, as it has appropriated of the Program to achieve good results in learning skills and thus improve the results of its internal and external evaluation tests. The research methodology used was the analysis of documents related to that program, data collection done through questionnaires applied for pedagogical analyst who work for the Program on SRE Diamantina, semistructured interviews with this pedagogical analyst who supports the school, with the school Director, literacy teachers and the Basic Education Specialists involved in the development of this school Pedagogical Program, and, finally, daily observations through local visits, in which were raised data and information about their relationship in the school. Through the data collected, it will be possible to construct an overview about this program, the actors involved, and the work environment as well. Grounded primarily in the literature about pedagogical intervention, effective management and external evaluations, you can find the several dimensions factors that define the success or failure of the program in the SRE Diamantina MG. Our data show that efficient and effective implementation besides monitoring public policy is relevant for good learning outcomes of the students. Thus, we present the positive results in terms of "best practices" identified in this research for dissemination through a Plano de Ação Educacional/PAE (Plan of Educational Action/PEA), to the public first years schools that belong to the Superintendência Regional de Diamantina/MG (Regional Superintendence of Education) in Diamantina/MG, in order to enhance, adapt and disseminate successful actions.