D.Ed. / Schools have to provide quality education and maintain appropriate educational standards. Over and above that, schools have to deliver acceptable results. That will be the hallmark of schools being effective. Again, modem day schools can no longer be managed on an old fashioned way like in the past. School conditions have changed and keep on altering. Effectiveness and ineffectiveness could result from the changed teaching and learning environment. The main focus of this study is to investigate how public secondary schools in the Northern Province could be assisted to overcome ineffectiveness through the employment of vision and mission statements. Attention is placed on how clearly formulated vision and mission statements could be utilized to create effective schools. The main research question which has been driving the entire study is: What is the role and importance of clearly formulated vision and mission statements in developing and promoting school effectiveness in schools in the Northern Province? What are the perceptions of educators (principals and teachers) and parents with regard to the development and implementation of vision and mission statement in their schools? As already stated, the principal focus of the research is to address the problem of ineffectiveness as witnessed by some public secondary schools. The problem of ineffectiveness by schools is investigated from the point of view of vision and mission statements. This therefore, suggests that vision and mission statement have to be comprehended as interventionist strategy to assist ineffective schools to replace ineffectiveness with effectiveness. Vision and mission statements are located within a school as a learning organization. The reason for this is that in a learning organization every member feels an urge and drive to contribute his or her talent to the development of school as an organization. Again, in a school setting, these statements need to be approached as part of the school's comprehensive strategic plan. It is in that way that vision and mission statements could impact the school's organization structure, management process, management strategy, innovative ideas, values and culture. This will enable these statements to facilitate the occurrence of quality teaching and learning in schools.

D.Ed. / The focus of this research is on the proposals to improve the implementation of developmental appraisal in schools in the Northern Province (Limpopo). The research is aimed at probing the essence of developmental appraisal in schools, establishing the opinions and problems related to developmental appraisal in schools, establishing effective ways in which the school development team (SDT) can function for the support and development of educators and to make recommendations on the basis of the findings about the role developmental appraisal can play in restoring the culture of teaching and learning if well implemented. The central problem here is: How can developmental appraisal be implemented to satisfy both the appraisers and the appraises' expectations and lead to school improvement? The research starts with the background and orientation of the study giving the rationale of conducting this research. A focused literature study is then conducted, probing the essence of developmental appraisal in schools. The research strategy and the research methods follow a focused literature study. This was done against the background of a qualitative research using qualitative focus group interviews. Seven focus group interviews were held and tape-recorded with educators in the Northern Province (Limpopo). Transcriptions of tape-recorded interviews are included in this research as Appendices. The data of the report are then presented for further analysis. In analysing data, Miles and Huberman's approach was used, that is, data reduction, data display and conclusion drawings and verification. The research report is concluded with the findings and interpretation of data. Recommendations and topics for further research on the implementation of developmental appraisal in schools in the Northern Province (Limpopo) are finally given.

The aim of the study was to ident-fy issues involved in the establishment of an ABET centre in a rural secondary school. A case study of two schools with ABET centres and one without an ABET centre as well as a community college was undertaken. The procedure involved gathering information on how ABET was established and how it is implemented in the two schools. Observations and unstructured interviews were carried out in the four institutions. The information which was gathered was analysed to identify themes related to the establishment of an ABET centre. Factors which were investigated in the four institutions included among others, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (herein referred to as swot-analysis, see Abbreviations, Acronyms and Terminology). All the stakeholders such as ABET practitioners and governing bodies were requested to, for example, list and explain factors of 'swot' which they were experiencing. The analysis of the information gathered was used to inform the ’ researcher what factors to consider in es'tXL ishing an ABET centre in a rural school,, A procedural model for the establishment of an ABET centre is proposed in this study. The proposed model can be used not only by the sale rural school alone, but by other schools both in the rural and urban areas wishing to establish ABET centres in future. The decision, to :ise the model will depend on the evaluation by ABET implementers.

M.Ed. / This study was influenced deeply by among other issues the current sociopolitical reforms in South Africa, an overt paradigm shift in education and educational practices, growing concern for the environment and the need to empower teachers with environmental education knowledge, action competencies and skills through participation in curriculum development activities at both local and national level. The main aim was to uncover barriers towards the meaningful involvement and subsequent participation of teachers in environmental education curriculum development processes. This was done by determining teachers' perceptions about involvement in environmental education curriculum development processes. The literature review in this study revealed that teachers have been passive recipients and implementers of externally developed curricula both in South Africa and world-wide. No significant open-ended strategies have been formulated to involve teachers in curriculum development. The use of both the questionnaire and group interviews for this study proved to be very useful for providing insights into teachers' perceptions about the issue of curriculum development and their involvement in such processes. Several obstacles towards successful environmental education curriculum development and the subsequent involvement of teachers have been highlighted. The findings and recommendations of this research are expected to help elevate teachers' interest and awareness on issues of curriculum development for environmental education and to enable them to realise the need to engage in collaborative participatory curriculum initiatives. Based on the findings of this study, it can be argued that networking among environmental educators from various schools at local, provincial and national level, as well as with other informal environmental education providers should be encouraged by establishing appropriate policy and structural support systems in the Department of Education and Training. An appropriate model which highlights this idea, has therefore been developed.

Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Dissertation (MInst Agrar (Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development / unrestricted

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts (Community Work ) in the Department of Social Work University of Zululand, South Africa, 2003. / Bushbuckridge is an area that is largely (approximately 90%) rural. The rural areas are characterized by a scarcity of job opportunities as opposed to the abundance of such opportunities in certain designated areas. As a matter of fact the availability of job opportunities would arguably place the out- of -school youth in good stead of employment. The only prevalent opportunity for the youth is in agriculture. The study was conducted within New Forest and Orinnocco where a larger portion of the population is made up by youth below the age of 35 years and who are unemployed. There is a New Forest irrigation scheme, and on the scheme the larger population of farmers are aging farming population, very few young population is actively involved in agriculture. The study investigate the attitudes of out- of- school youth towards participation in agriculture. The findings of the study indicated that the majority of the out- of-school youth are less aware of the agriculture in terms of providing job for them. Consequently, they are affected socially and psychologically and are rendered vulnerable to engage in criminal activities. Various recommendations have been advanced. The researcher indicated the need for integration of theory and practical work to be initiated at a primary school level so that children can develop basic agricultural skills as well as community awareness campaigns and skill training among youth targeting on changing the attitudes of parents and youth. This can be effected through agricultural programmes for youth to participate and create jobs for themselves. The findings cannot be generalized in an inclusive way to cover the whole population of South Africa due to the size of the population from which the researcher collected data.

M.Comm. / The primary aim of this research is to indicate that the lack of economic progress in the Northern Province is basically caused by the absence of a strong manufacturing sector, particularly the chemical industry. The chemical industry is a key sector in both the primary and secondary sectors. In agriculture and mining it provides fertilizers and explosives respectively to increase output. Diversified farming will emerge as a direct response to a rise in agricultural output. As the population in the Northern Province is rapidly rising, the demand for agricultural products will also rise. This will have a positive influence on the income of farmers. As the income rises, production in agriculture will increase which will bring about a demand for implements, tractors and other equipment. In the manufacturing sector the chemical industry will stimulate the process of industrialisation in the Northern Province. The industrialisation process will involve the outward-orientation of the economy. This means that the chemical industry will act as a leading sector by showing forward and backward linkages. The economy of the Northern Province is performing poorly in terms of GGP. The role of the government in providing services cannot alone generate a sustainable economic growth. A sustainable economic growth in the Province can take place if the chemical industry plays a crucial role in producing chemicals which can be used in agriculture and manufacturing. Therefore this study will show that economic growth in the Northern Province can be sustained by growth in the chemical industry.

M.A. / Tourists, when visiting their destinations are often attracted among others by the nature of the physical environment. This includes the geomorphological and climatological features as well as fauna and flora. The physical environment, which is a valuable resource to both the local communities and tourist, needs to be looked after properly. Even though the infrastructure is poor in most instances, the number of tourists visiting the region remains relatively high. It is remarkable that the tourism industry is one of the key economic sectors in this region. It generates employment to communities and therefore stimulates social change. Land owners, banks and government benefit from this industry. That is why the government is contributing so much in the development and maintenance of this resource which is related to tourism. This study has proved that a high percentage of commercial accommodation centers promote their business emphasising the beauty of the local physical environment

M.Ed. (Psycho-Educational Programme Development) / Please refer to full text to view abstract

M.Ed. / Many countries all over the world are currently looking for better ways of educating their people and organising their education so that they can compete internationally. The rapid technological developments of the twentieth century have placed education systems under extreme pressure as they try to adapt and incorporate these changes in an effort to produce more creative, effective and adaptable people (Ramphele, 2000:3). The question that remains to be answered is how nations of the world can improve the effectiveness of their various schooling systems. Instructional technology can improve teaching by upgrading the quality of classroom instruction and raising the productivity of the individual teacher. A variety of educational materials and media can be introduced into the conventional classroom environment, including demonstration objects such as flip charts, pictures, photographs, booklets, as well as electronic systems such as films, video players and tapes, slides, transparencies, and audio cassettes, all with the intentions of improving teaching and learning (Val, Rust, & Dalin,1990:281-282). From the background and problem statement, it is imperative to indicate that the study aims: To investigate the extent to which rural further education and training institutions in the Hlanganani area of the Northern Province are equipped with resources and educational media. To investigate the use of educational media and other resources in the schools. The perceptions of educators in the use of media are also going to be interrogated. From the study, the relationships between experience, subject and media use are also going to be interrogated.