This study investigated whether the funding of section 21 schools improves the quality of teaching and learning in six schools in the Mthatha Education District, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Despite the large funds that are pumped into schools by the Department of Education, the schools appear to be under resourced, underdeveloped and therefore underperforming. The researcher used the theories of school improvement to ground this study and to investigate whether the schools improve or not, and are offered support where necessary, as they are continuously being funded by the Department of Education. The study had these objectives: To investigate how the funds are spent by Section 21 schools in the Mthatha district of Education: to assess whether the SGB manages the spending of funds and whether there is any collaboration between the Principal and the SGB in financial issues and: to evaluate whether Procurement procedures are followed when purchasing. Systematic random sampling, amongst 6 schools, has been conducted. A questionnaire was administered to the school Principals, 2 Finance committe members, 1 Educator and 1 learner and SGB chairpersons from each of the 6 schools. Thus, both qualitative and quantitative methods of inquiry were used in this study. 3 Junior Secondary and 3 Senior Secondary schools were considered in the sample. The findings that emerged were a lack of capacity, on the part of SGBs to monitor recurrent allocations as stipulated in the South African Schools Act (No 84 of 1996). Another factor that emerged was that schools still need training and workshops on procurement procedures. Also evident was that there appeared to be little evidence of collaboration between principals and SGBs, especially in financial matters. Finally, recommendations and suggestions were made that schools need to be provided with a series of workshops on procurement procedures and policies. SGBs were to be capacitated so that they could be on board on financial management. The principals were to be encouraged to cooperate and be transparent on financial matters especially since, as stipulated in SASA, as an official of the Department of Education, the principal has a responsibility to advise the governing body when they issue instructions or act in a manner that contravenes departmental instructions or policy.

Submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education in the Departmrnt of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the University of Zululand, 2000. / The main aim of this research was to identify constraints affecting the quality of teaching, learning and practical training of students at technical colleges in KwaZulu Natal. Questionnaire surveys as well as informal interviews were used. A mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods has enabled the researcher to gain a deeper understanding and a more penetrating insight regarding the problem under investigation. The five criteria for effective technical college-based training are identified and discussed in detail with the aim of using them as a yardstick for the analysis of the results of this study. The criteria are: effective partnership, adequately equipped workshops, effective education, practical application of knowledge and adequately qualified lecturing staff. In Chapter 3 recent examination results are analysed in order to inpoint those colleges in KwaZulu Natal where teaching and ]earning appear to be ineffective," identify constraints affecting the quality of training since colleges with excellent results may very welt have fewer constraints then colleges with poor results; and identify those colleges which are most affected by constraints. fn Chapter 4 the data collected from nineteen principals who completed questionnaires regarding staffing attechnical colleges is outlined. The focus is on staff provisioning [including qualifications and recruitment] as well as staff development and in-service training at colleges. Chapter 5 consists of a discussion of the data collected from nineteen principals who completed a questionnaire regarding training equipment at technical colleges. The focus was on: reiatedness of equipment and accreditation; exemplification of equipment needed; didactic rationale for the need of equipment; and perceptions of principals regarding equipment an inventory of equipment at selected colleges. tn Chapter 6 there is a particularisation of the constraints that affect the quality of teaching, learning and practical training of students at technical colleges. Ten serious constraints were identified, divided into four categories, namely: Constraints related to students: lack of a Science and Mathematics background, as well as student support systems. Constraints related to lecturers: inadequately qualified lecturers, frequent resignations and the lack of staff development programmes. Constraints related to equipment: a lack of up-to-date tools, equipment, heavy machinery and consumables. Constraints related to the department: partnership between colleges and industry is non-existant, most of the training is not in line with commerce and industry, merketing of technical colleges is ineffective and there is a lack of coherent and consistent funding policy for technical colleges. In Chapter 7 the empiriacl results are analysed, using the five criteria formulated in Chapter 2. It is shown that no technical college training can be effective unless these five criteria are met. Shortcomings in technical training in KwaZulu Natal are highlighted and the practical problems experienced in technical education are shown to be caused by a neglect or disregard of the theoretical underpinnings on which technical training should rest. Chapter 8 outlines the recommendations which emanated from the findings of this study. The following are some of the most significant recommendations: bridging courses in Science and Mathematics for students; certain non-technical skills should be taught such as problem-solving and English reading skills; induction and staff development programmes should be offered to lecturers; short-term staff exchanges should occur regularly between colleges and industry; facilities and equipment should be drastically updated; the department should introduce a new funding policy;

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação - Elizangela da Silva Barboza Ramos.pdf: 567753 bytes, checksum: 5f0850c200e1892d19949791a84f5787 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-28 / Não Informada / The school view as educative, social institution must excel at forming citizens to take part in society consciously, contributing to make a fairer world and regaining the credibility of the public education. In this context, the democratic management in education becomes the core of educational policies preconized by the Federal Constitution in 1988, corroborated by Law 9396/96. At this, one thought of fulfilling this paper which brings a study upon the educational management experienced in municipal public schools in Boa Vista City, the State of Roraima, trying to identify the challenges and possibilities for the practice of a democratic management as well as considering the social, political, economical and cultural reality of the people involved. The fulfillment of semistructured interviews, the systematic observation and the informal talks were the tools of data collection to be analyzed in this study. It is about a qualitative research of critical-analytical character orientated by the theoretical principles of the historical-critical method. The concepts of democracy, participation, autonomy and politics were categories that stimulated the analyses of the data in this study by preponderating people‟s relationship with the real concrete, constructed historically. Such relationship imposes how important it is to comprehend the educational policies based on the administrative decentralization and the effective participation of the professionals of education and community, trying to reach new ways for the formation of more democratic mentalities. The theoretical considerations, which explain the influence of the educational management upon the background of more critical and participative people and the data analyses collected in the research, demonstrated that there is still a rather considerable distance between the expectations of the democratic space and the effective construction of this space in the universe researched. Rethinking, thus, the educational management brings the community insertion prerogative in the school decision-making just like the crucial for the formation of the group. / A visão da escola como instituição social educativa deve primar pela formação do cidadão para participar conscientemente da sociedade, contribuindo para a construção de um mundo mais justo, resgatando a credibilidade do ensino público. Nesse contexto, a gestão democrática na educação torna-se cerne das políticas educacionais preconizado pela Constituição Federal de 1988, corroborado pela Lei 9396/96. Assim concebendo é que se pensou na realização deste trabalho, que traz um estudo sobre a gestão educacional vivenciada nas escolas públicas municipais de Boa Vista/RR, buscando identificar os desafios e as possibilidades para a prática de uma gestão democrática, considerando a realidade social, política, econômica e cultural dos sujeitos envolvidos. A realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas, a observação sistemática e as conversas informais foram os instrumentos de coleta de dados para serem analisados neste estudo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, com caráter crítico-analítico, orientada pelos princípios teóricos do método histórico-crítico. Os conceitos de democracia, participação, autonomia e política foram categorias que estimularam as análises dos dados neste estudo, preponderando a relação dos sujeitos com o real concreto, construído historicamente. Tal relação impõe a importância de compreendermos as políticas educacionais calcadas na descentralização administrativa e na participação efetiva dos profissionais da educação e da comunidade, buscando alcançar novos caminhos para a formação de mentalidades mais democráticas. As considerações teóricas que esclarecem a influência da gestão educacional na formação de sujeitos mais críticos e participativos e as análises dos dados coletados na pesquisa demonstraram que ainda existe uma distância bastante considerável entre as expectativas do espaço democrático e a efetiva construção deste espaço no universo pesquisado. Repensar, portanto, a gestão educacional traz a prerrogativa de inserção da comunidade nas decisões escolares como o imperativo para a formação do coletivo.

Thesis (MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2013 / The South African government, through the Department of Education is continually seeking means and strategies to improve the quality of education in the country. Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) is one of the systems adopted and implemented in all public schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools. IQMS, as outlined in Collective Agreement No 8 of 2003, was informed by the Employment of Educators Act 76 of 1998 and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. IQMS consists of three programmes which need to be in place in order to enhance and monitor performance of the education system. Developmental Appraisal’s purpose is to appraise individual educators in a transparent manner with a view to determining areas of strengths and weaknesses and to draw up programmes for individual development; Performance Measurement’s purpose is to evaluate individual educators for salary and grade progression, affirmation of appointments and rewards and incentives, and Whole School Evaluation’s purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school. The research focused on how IQMS is implemented in Mopani District secondary schools, in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Qualitative research methodology was used. Results indicated that some structures and individuals know their roles and responsibilities in IQMS implementation; however, they admit to encountering challenges in implementing it. Educators and structures generally perceive IQMS positively and believe that educator performance may improve if the challenges encountered are addressed by the Department of Education. Recommendations were also advanced on how to make IQMS serve the purpose for which it was intended.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Curriculum Studies))-University of Pretoria, 2005. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [235]-260). Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

A dissertation submitted to the FACULTY OF EDUCATION at the UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF EDUCATION in the Department of Educational Planning and Administration, 2004. / This research examined the role of school management teams (SMTs) in facilitating quality education in schools. The study made use of questionnaires to establish the perceptions of SMTs towards quality education they facilitate in their schools. This study was undertaken to investigate the challenges that are encountered by school management teams in facilitating quality education in schools. With regard to management, the research investigates the roles of school management teams such as building trust to support quality education, developing an enabling school culture and climate, demonstrating appropriate leadership. From the review of literature on the role of school management teams, the study provides a comprehensive exposition of what school management entails, especially as far as curricular management, visioning and strategy formulation, is concerned. Against this background, the study investigates the role of SMTs in secondary schools in the Insuze - Noodsberg Ward in Ndwedwe Circuit. On the basis of empirical work, the study makes recommendations regarding the role of SMTs. The recommendations made are a contribution towards improving SMTs and leading them in a process which can truly enhance them to perform their roles of facilitating quality education in schools.

This item contains the agenda, minutes, and attachments for the Faculty Senate meeting on this date. There may be additional materials from the meeting available at the Faculty Center.

This Implementation of health education in the school curriculum and implementation in practice of the second grade at elementary school offers an overview of the advancements in Health Education and its application in practice. The first chapter also presents reasons for teaching. Health Education in today's society and gives the Czech Republic's attitude toward this field in an international context. It summarizes statistical data about the current state of health of the Czech population and mentions legislation regarding this field. Results of research among the directors of elementary schools in Central Bohemian region in 2015 are presented. These results are compared with the results of research made by Czech School Inspectorate in 2006, which surveyed the implementation of the Health Education in schools. The data obtained from this research enabled the evaluation of developments in the field of Health Education and its practical application in school curriculums between 2006 and 2015. It provides information about the transition in attitude of directors to this subject. This thesis also focuses one of the subtopics in Health Education - Nutrition. A research survey found, that implementation of some selected Nutrition topics in classes at the secondary level at elementary schools is insufficient.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-06-05T17:17:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tatiane de Fátima Kovalski Martins.pdf: 905162 bytes, checksum: 82016b7bd999c4bb38fa66183cda58d3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-05T17:17:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tatiane de Fátima Kovalski Martins.pdf: 905162 bytes, checksum: 82016b7bd999c4bb38fa66183cda58d3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / INEP - Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira / A finalidade dessa pesquisa é realizar um mapeamento das políticas municipais educacionais no que se refere ao enfrentamento da defasagem idade/série nos municípios que compõem a Região do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - Araricá, Campo Bom, Dois Irmãos, Estância Velha, Ivoti, Lindolfo Collor, Morro Reuther, Nova Hartz, Novo Hamburgo, Presidente Lucena, São Leopoldo e Sapiranga. O objetivo é analisar os indicadores das taxas de defasagem idade/série, no ensino fundamental, e mapear as políticas educacionais propostas em cada município para melhoria dessa problemática, visando à qualidade da educação pública. Nessa análise observa-se, de forma especial, o conjunto de ações pedagógicas que visam à aprendizagem efetiva dos alunos com dificuldades de aprendizagem em situação de defasagem idade/série. Identificam-se como características que levam a essa defasagem, as sucessivas repetências, as quais geram, entre outros, fatores à dificuldade de socializarem-se no espaço educativo e com isso esses alunos tendem a abandonar a escola, gerando o que identificamos como fracasso escolar. A metodologia utilizada foi análise documental, acompanhada de entrevistas semiestruturadas. Os resultados mostram que, apesar de haver ampla divulgação dos dados, através do Censo Escolar, as taxas de defasagem idade/série ainda não são tratadas especificamente de forma continuada nas políticas educacionais da maioria dos municípios analisados. Nos municípios pesquisados onde existe uma política pública educacional direcionada para o enfrentamento da defasagem idade/série perceber-se que a qualidade do ensino assumiu proporções significativas em toda a rede municipal, gerando resultados satisfatórios ao ensino e à aprendizagem escolar. / The purpose of this research is to map the local educational policies in relation to coping with age / grade lag in the counties that make up the region of Vale do Rio dos Sinos- Araricá, Campo Bom, Dois Irmãos, Estancia Velha, Ivoti, Lindolfo Collor, Morro Reuther, Nova Hartz, Novo Hamburgo, Presidente Lucena, São Leopoldo and Sapiranga. The goal is to analyze the indicators ofrates of age / grade lag in elementary school and to map the educational policies presented in each county in order to improve this problem aiming at the quality of public education. In this analysis, we can observe the set of educational activities aimed at the effective learning of those students who have learning disabilities and are in situation of age / grade lag. The successive grade repetition are identified as characteristics that lead to this gap, once they generate difficulty of socialization at school and thus these students tend to drop out of school, resulting in what we identify as school failure. The methodology used was documentary analysis followed by structured interviews. The results show that, although there is wide dissemination of data through the School Census, the rates of age / grade lag are not treated specifically and continuously in the educational policies of most of these places. In those counties where there is a public educational policy aimed to cope with the age / grade lag, it is clear that the quality of education has assumed significant proportions in the entire school system, generating satisfactory results to teaching and learning.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T16:15:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luis Antonio Vasconcelos.pdf: 992197 bytes, checksum: ac3db9fa1e1588065befb70bfb72ae47 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-09-14 / This dissertation of master is based in the qualitative research and aims the analysis of the ideology of Bônus Mérito, applied for the public workers of São Paulo state in the beginning of the year of 2000. We have limited our analysis to the teachers of elementary public school. The economics transformation, held from the 80s in the highly industrialized countries, demanded the improvement of the teaching in the emerging countries. Consequently the education becomes revalued and has a highlighted role for the external investments through agencies and international organizations such as : Bird, UNESCO, World Bank, PNDU. The ideology of Bônus Mérito is a typical example of transference from models of management of private companies to the educational scope. This ideology affects the activity of the teachers, whose performance will be, from now, measured through scores, work division, impersonal role, requalification of teachers etc. Effectively within the economic globalization and the Neoliberal politic context, the Government of São Paulo has chosen to follow the determinations of the great powerful economies, in the analyzed period. The payment of financial resources received by the state of São Paulo for the settlement of educational changes (reduction of dropouts, national enrollment, increase on the number of approved students) was based on the demand of the referred agencies and international organizations mentioned above. As shown in this paper, this policy assigns the teachers to a second stage role also his/her practice of teaching. The highlighting of the fundament of the ideology of Bônus inside the public school aims at showing in first place that the “Bônus Mérito is an apparent benefit to the teacher and in the second place that its application is nothing more than the economic domain over the educational project. / Esta dissertação de mestrado fundamenta-se na pesquisa qualitativa e tem como objetivo a análise da ideologia do Bônus Mérito, instituído para os servidores públicos do Estado de São Paulo no início da década de 2000. Limitamos nossa análise à docência do ensino fundamental. As transformações econômicas, ocorridas a partir da década de 1980 nos países altamente industrializados, passam a exigir a melhoria do ensino dos países emergentes. Em conseqüência, a educação volta a ser revalorizada e a ter papel de destaque para os investimentos externos, através das agências e órgãos internacionais tais como: Bird, Unesco, Banco Mundial, PNUD. A ideologia do Bônus Mérito é um exemplo típico de transferência para o âmbito educacional de modelos de gestão das empresas privadas. Esta ideologia afeta a atividade docente, cujo desempenho é, doravante medido através de pontos, divisão de trabalho, impessoalidade, requalificação profissional etc. Efetivamente, em meio à globalização da economia e ao contexto político neoliberal, o governo do Estado de São Paulo optou, no período analisado, por seguir as determinações das grandes potências econômicas. O repasse de recursos financeiros recebidos pelo Estado para a efetivação das mudanças educacionais (diminuição da evasão, universalização das matrículas, aumento do número de alunos com aprovação) esteve condicionado às exigências das referidas agências e órgãos internacionais. Como é demonstrado neste trabalho, essa política relega a segundo plano o docente e sua prática de ensino. A explicitação do fundamento da ideologia do bônus no interior da escola pública visa demonstrar, em primeiro lugar, que o Bônus Mérito é um aparente benefício ao docente; e, em segundo lugar, que sua implantação não é outra coisa que o domínio econômico sobre o projeto educacional.