Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:24:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2003-11-05Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:51:57Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 mauajunior_r_me_mar.pdf: 282617 bytes, checksum: 90cde791572cc7fbb635fe66dda311e5 (MD5) / Este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar e analisar as ações praticadas por escolas públicas no trato de dois elementos constitutivos de seu processo de administração e/ou gestão: o Planejamento e o Plano Escolar. A proposta inicial foi a de verificarmos em que condições aconteciam e se desenvolviam as reuniões de planejamento e de que forma eram trabalhados pelas unidades escolares os temas, os assuntos e os instrumentos destinados a cumprir uma etapa fundamental para a organização das atividades realizadas ao longo do ano letivo. Em uma etapa posterior, procuramos observar se os elementos resultantes do processo de planejamento - as propostas, os projetos, as intenções, entre outros - eram adequadamente anotados e registrados em instrumento próprio para esta finalidade, gerando um documento síntese de toda a ação planejada: o Plano Escolar. Como procedimento de pesquisa selecionamos duas unidades escolares pertencentes à Diretoria de Ensino de Birigui, realizamos entrevistas com os Diretores e Professores Coordenadores Pedagógicos, aplicamos questionários aos professores dessas escolas, além de efetuarmos a análise de alguns instrumentos importantes como indicadores educacionais: Diários de Classe, Atas de Reuniões e Projetos Educativos. Acreditamos ter realizado os objetivos deste estudo e, ao final, contribuímos com referências e sugestões que poderão ser utilizadas e retomadas em outros estudos que busquem, também, uma forma mais adequada de trabalhar a educação: com compromisso e profissionalismo. / The main aim of this study was to verify and analyze the actions performed by public schools in dealing with two of the constitutive elements of its own process of administration and management: The School Planning and The School Plan. The initial proposal was to verify the conditions the planning meetings occurred and were developed. It was also studied the processes the school units used to develop the chosen themes, subjects and tools destined to fulfill this fundamental stage in the organization of the activities along the academic year. In a subsequent phase, the study observed if the elements resulting from the planning process - the proposals, the projects, the intents, among others - were adequately written down and registered in the proper document for that end, generating, therefore, a document abridging all the planned action: the School Plan. For the development of the research, first two school units which belong to the Diretoria de Ensino de Birigüi (State Teaching Department in city of Birigüi) were selected. Then, principals and pedagogical coordinators were surveyed in both school units. Besides that, some important instruments, which indicate the educational process, were also analyzed, such as: Lesson Diaries, Meetings Minutes and Educational Projects. By the development of the aims of this study, in the end, it was considered as source of contribution, reference and suggestion that might be used and reviewed in other studies that seek a more adequate way of working the education with commitment and professionalism.

Thesis (MTech (Education))--Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town, 2005 / In order for productive and positive interaction and growth to occur, schools need to be regarded as organisations with a specific purpose and aim. This means that very definite duties and responsibilities need to be structured to ensure that the organisation operates smoothly and that it achieves its aims and goals. In turn, smooth organisational operation will also determine its effectiveness and efficiency and the impact it has on educators, learners and the community. A professional development programme for middle managers might help to expand a philosophy and practice, which could help to equip middle managers of primary schools for a role in bringing about qualitative changes to address educational, needs. This study attempts to investigate the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes required by middle managers of Heads of Department (HODs) to be effective in their departments. This could be used to develop a skills development programme for middle managers in primary schools. The study as a whole is set against the research literature on the professional development of middle managers in primary schools and focuses on the following aspects: (I) managing policy; (2) managing people; (3) managing teaching and learning and (4) managing resources. In the exploration of the management roles and responsibilities of middle managers in primary schools. qualitative and quantitative research approaches were used in investigating the research questions. The research instruments used in the study included 11 semi structured questionnaires, interviews and a focus-group workshop. After the development of data collection instruments, data was collected through semi- structured questionnaires from HODs at selected 18 primary schools. Interviews were also conducted with four principals, one circuit manager, the Assistant Human Resources Consultant and the Human Resource Coordinator of the WCED. A workshop was also conducted with 35 BTech students to develop a framework for a management programme for middle managers in primary schools. The research study reveals the following aspects: (I) the Western Cape Education department has no existing skills development policy for the training of middle managers in primary schools; (2) research respondents identified a need for training in the interpretation and formulation of policies within their various departments as well as training in conflict management and counselling in order to successfully manage the human resources in their department; (3) finance is available for the training of educators but not specifically for middle managers, (4) educators prefer formal training above informal training. This thesis then examines, analyses and discusses these findings with recommendations that follow in Chapter 5.

O objetivo dessa dissertação é revisar a produção dos pioneiros da Administração Escolar no Brasil, compreendendo o período de 1935 a 1968. Destacam-se enquanto pioneiros da Administração Escolar no Brasil: Anísio Spínola Teixeira; Antônio Carneiro Leão; José Querino Ribeiro e Lourenço Filho. Esses educadores se enquadram enquanto pioneiros da Administração Escolar brasileira, por serem os primeiros a produzir pesquisas sobre o tema. Suas produções sobre Administração Escolar se situam nos anos 1935 a 1968, quais sejam: Administração pública: administração e desenvolvimento (TEIXEIRA, 1935); Fayolismo na Administração de escolas públicas (RIBEIRO, 1938); Introdução à Administração Escolar (LEÃO, 1939); Ensaio de uma teoria de Administração Escolar (RIBEIRO, 1952); Pequenos Estudos Sobre Grandes Problemas Educacionais (Alguns aspectos do ponto de vista da Administração Escolar) (RIBEIRO, 1952); Racionalização do Sistema Escolar (RIBEIRO, 1954); Administração pública brasileira e a educação (TEIXEIRA, 1956); Que é Administração Escolar? (TEIXEIRA, 1961); Organização e Administração Escolar: curso básico (LOURENÇO FILHO, 1963); Natureza e função da Administração Escolar (TEIXEIRA, 1968). Foi realizado um estudo do contexto em que as obras foram produzidas, recuperando dados importantes para análise das obras. Como recurso metodológico utilizou-se o método da Análise de Conteúdo (BARDIN, 2011), produzindo categorias de análise, quais sejam: Administração Escolar; Administrador Escolar; Formação dos administradores escolares e Influências do modelo de Administração Escolar. A partir dos dados coletados pelas categorias aplicamos uma segunda análise identificando as metáforas organizacionais presentes nos modelos de Administração Escolar dos pioneiros. Para esta segunda etapa foram utilizadas as metáforas organizacionais propostas por Gareth Morgan (2006) e Jorge Adelino Costa (1996). A revisão possibilitou observar a proposição de um modelo misto de Administração Escolar, centrado nas questões sociológicas e racionais da escola. Observou-se também uma divergência entre os modelos de Administração Escolar propostos pelos pioneiros. Todos apresentam em seus estudos a influência do Movimento da Escola Nova. Anísio Teixeira apresenta um modelo concentrado na metáfora da escola como cultura e democracia, observando a influência da Filosofia Pragmática de John Dewey e das Teorias das Relações Humanas de Elton Mayo. Os demais pioneiros apresentam um modelo também misto, no entanto, abordando de forma mais enfática as questões da administração racional da escola, tendo influência dos estudos de Taylor e Fayol. As metáforas interpretadas para estes pioneiros são da escola como arena política, empresa, burocracia, cultura, democracia e anarquia. A aplicação das metáforas na interpretação dos modelos foi importante na superação da distinção desses estudos somente às influências empresariais que possuem. Observar as metáforas também nos revela as limitações e conseqüências desses modelos para a escola pública do presente. O estudo buscou contribuir para área de Administração e Política Educacional, abordando também sugestões de outros estudos a serem realizados neste campo. / The objective of this dissertation is to review the production of the pioneers of School Administration in Brazil, covering the period from 1935 to 1968. The highlights are as pioneers in School Administration in Brazil: Anísio Spinola Teixeira; Antônio Carneiro Leão; Querino José Ribeiro and Lourenço Filho. These educators fall as pioneers of Brazilian School Administration, by being the first to produce research on the topic. His productions on School Administration lie in the years 1935-1968, namely: Public Administration: Administration and development (TEIXEIRA, 1935); Fayolismo Administration in Public Schools (RIBEIRO, 1938); Introduction to Educational Administration (LION, 1939); Test of a theory of school administration (RIBEIRO, 1952); Small Studies Major Educational Problems (Some aspects from the standpoint of School Administration) (RIBEIRO, 1952); Rationalization of the School System (RIBEIRO, 1954); Brazilian public administration and education (TEIXEIRA, 1956); What is School Administration? (TEIXEIRA, 1961); School Organization and Administration: basic course (LOURENÇO FILHO, 1963); The Nature and Function of School Administration (TEIXEIRA, 1968). A study of the context in which the works were produced, recovering important data for analysis of the works was carried out. As a methodological approach we used the method of content analysis (BARDIN, 2011), producing categories of analysis, namely: School Administration; School Administrator; Training of school administrators and Influences of the School Administration model. From the data collected by the categories we apply a second analysis identifying the organizational metaphors present in models of School Directors of the pioneers. For this second step organizational metaphors proposed by Gareth Morgan (2006) and Jorge Adelino Costa (1996) were used. The review observed allowed the proposition of a hybrid model of school administration, focusing on sociological and rational school issues. We also observed a divergence between the models proposed by the pioneers School Administration. All come in their studies the influence of the New School Movement. Teixeira presents a metaphor focused on school culture and democracy as a model, noting the influence of the philosophy of John Dewey and Pragmatic Theories of Human Relations of Elton Mayo. Other pioneers also present a mixed model, however, addressing the most emphatic manner the issues of rational administration of the school, taking influence from the studies of Taylor and Fayol. The metaphors are interpreted for these pioneers of the school as a political arena, business, bureaucracy, culture, democracy and anarchy. The use of metaphors in the interpretation of the models was important in overcoming the distinction of these studies only to corporate influences they have. Observe the metaphors also reveals the limitations and consequences of these models for public school of this. The study sought to contribute to the area of Educational Administration and Policy, also addressing suggestions from other studies to be conducted in this field.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:50:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao.pdf: 2088302 bytes, checksum: 93edb8b5524b5e077510f7b5b5aaa121 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-27 / The life, in full sense, is associated always to capacities to project. The educations looks for new foundations to build trough innovative curricula. The present work has as objective, through a case study and bibliographical research to promote a contextualizes reflection concerning the Competences and Necessary Abilities to the Managers to the Implementation of the Pedagogy of Projects, in a Public School of the State of São Paulo, Management of Teaching of Birigui. Assisting the objectives or Unesco (to redirect the educational work), and the objectives of the Constitution (the citizen s formation) more citizen and solidary, they implemented in all the components curriculares the Pedagogy of Projects, developing the citizenship project. The theme was investigated starting from collected data, through semi-structured interviews, analysis of relative documents to the organization of the school for projects, to the profile and participants expectation in relation to the Pedagogy of Projects and the School Administration. The interviews were accomplished with seven educational educators and three educantor managers (Director, Vice-Director and Pedagogic Coordinating Teacher), all with basic day or work and they work there is more than four years in this unit. For the accomplishment of this study, we looked for theorical fundamentation to the light or the studies of Hernández, Machado, Nogueira, Thurler, Ferreira, Valérien, Santos, Luck and other as for the Pedagogy of Projects, School Administration, Competences and Abilities and Innovation and Change in the Education.Like this, the studies pointed to investigate among the competences: Interpessoais, Technician-Political-Pedagogic and Partner-Cultural and their respectives abilities, the most necessary to the educators managers to implement the Pedagogy of Projects in the school curriculum. This action project seeks educator s trans-formation and students for believing that the construction of the citizenship travels a road with the identify formation, self-esteem, coexistence and solidarity. / A vida, em sentido pleno, está sempre associada à capacidade de projetar. A educação busca novos alicerces a construir através de currículos inovadores. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo, através de um estudo de caso e pesquisa bibliográfica promover uma reflexão contextualizada acerca das Competências e Habilidades Necessárias aos Gestores à Implementação da Pedagogia de Projetos, em uma Escola Pública do Estado de São Paulo, Diretoria de Ensino de Birigui. Atendendo os objetivos da Unesco (redirecionar o trabalho docente), e os objetivos da Constituição (formação do cidadão) a equipe desta Unidade Escolar, tendo ousadia e desejo em promover uma escola mais cidadã e solidária, implementaram em todos os componentes curriculares a Pedagogia de Projetos, desenvolvendo o Projeto Cidadania. O tema foi investigado a partir de dados coletados, através de entrevistas semi-estruturadas, análise de documentos relativos à organização da escola por projetos, ao perfil e expectativa dos participantes em relação à Pedagogia de Projetos e a Gestão Escolar. As entrevistas foram realizadas com sete educadores docentes e três educadores gestores (Diretor, Vice-Diretor e Professor Coordenador Pedagógico), todos com jornada básica de trabalho e trabalham há mais de quatro anos nesta unidade. Para a realização deste estudo, buscamos fundamentação teoria à luz dos estudo de Hernández, Machado, Nogueira, Thurler, Ferreira, Valérien, Santos, Luck e outros quanto à Pedagogia de Projetos, Gestão Escolar, Competências e Habilidades e Inovação e Mudança na Educação. Assim, os estudos apontaram investigar entre as competências: Interpessoais, Técnico-Político-Pedagógicas e Sócio-Culturais e suas respectivas habilidades, as mais necessárias aos educadores gestores a implementar a Pedagogia de Projetos mais necessárias aos educadores gestores a implementar a Pedagogia de Projetos no currículo escolar. Este projeto de ação visa trans-formação de educadores e educandos por acreditar que a construção da cidadania percorre um caminho com a formação de identidade, auto-estima, convivência e solidariedade.

Submitted by Neusa Fagundes (neusa.fagundes@unioeste.br) on 2018-02-20T18:23:57Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Jaqueline_Barboza2017.pdf: 1216676 bytes, checksum: 8630d1945de47dfd100da819968ad78a (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-02-20T18:23:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Jaqueline_Barboza2017.pdf: 1216676 bytes, checksum: 8630d1945de47dfd100da819968ad78a (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-24 / Manoel Bergström Lourenço Filho (1897-1970) was one of the pioneers in the development of the theory of school administration in Brazil. Thus, this dissertation has for objective to analyze, your contribution to the theme of the school administration in Brazil, which was of great importance. In order to fulfill this purpose, we developed a search of bibliographic character that is divided into three chapters. In the first, we highlight the major events that marked the history of the school administration in Brazil in the decades of 1920 to 1960, in which we point out that until about 1930 there was a concern in preparing a national theory, because the emphasis fell on the precepts of foreign theories.In the second chapter, we recovered some Lourenço Filho, in order to relate them with the principles of organization and school administration, they are: the training of teachers: The Normal School to the School of Education (collection of articles published between 1922 to 1960); ABC tests: for checking the maturity necessary to learning reading and writing (1933); Trends in brazilian education (1940); The pedagogy of Rui Barbosa (1954) and Comparative Education (1961). And finally, in the third chapter, we present the analysis of the work Organization and school Administration (1963), in which we identify the main concepts regarding the administration of school services in the design of Lourenço Filho. Understanding the education as a social expression, which must develop individual capabilities, we point out that all the author's theoretical production, especially the work Organization and School Administration encourages the preparation of education professionals in order to work in this activity as complex as is education, avoiding improvisation in the actions and in opposition defends the knowledge of reality and educational planning with the prospect of efficiency. Lourenço Filho argued that administer and organize the resources to achieve the desired objectives is essential, stressing that the results in educational activity are not achieved immediate way, however are prospectuses, with getting slow and gradual, why the need to train and prepare professionals to organize and manage the school services to ensure efficient results. / Manoel Bergström Lourenço Filho (1897- 1970) foi um dos autores pioneiros na elaboração da teoria da administração escolar no Brasil. Dessa forma, esta dissertação tem por objetivo analisar sua contribuição para a temática da Administração Escolar no Brasil, que foi de grande relevância. A fim de cumprir com essa finalidade, desenvolvemos uma pesquisa de caráter bibliográfico que se divide em três capítulos. No primeiro, elencamos os principais acontecimentos que marcaram a história da administração escolar no Brasil nas décadas de 1920 a 1960, no qual destacamos que até aproximadamente 1930 não havia uma preocupação em se elaborar uma teoria nacional, pois a ênfase recaía nos preceitos de teorias estrangeiras. No segundo capítulo, recuperamos algumas obras de Lourenço Filho, com o intuito de relacioná-las com os princípios de organização e administração escolar, são elas: A formação de professores: da Escola Normal à Escola de Educação (coletânea de artigos publicados entre 1922 a 1960); Testes ABC: para a verificação da maturidade necessária à aprendizagem da leitura e da escrita (1933); Tendências da educação brasileira (1940); A Pedagogia de Rui Barbosa (1954) e Educação comparada (1961). E por fim, no terceiro capítulo, apresentamos a análise da obra Organização e Administração Escolar (1963), na qual identificamos os principais conceitos referentes a administração dos serviços escolares na concepção de Lourenço Filho. Entendendo a educação como expressão social, a qual deve desenvolver as capacidades individuais, destacamos que toda a produção teórica do autor, principalmente a obra Organização e Administração Escolar fomenta a preparação de profissionais do ensino, a fim de atuarem nesta atividade tão complexa como é a educação, evitando o improviso nas ações e em oposição defende o conhecimento da realidade educacional e o planejamento, sempre com a perspectiva de eficiência. Lourenço Filho defendeu que administrar e organizar os recursos para alcançar os objetivos almejados são indispensáveis, reforçando que os resultados na atividade educativa não são alcançados de maneira imediatista, porém são prospectos, com obtenção lenta e gradual, por isso a necessidade de formar e preparar profissionais para bem organizarem e administrarem os serviços escolares com o intuito de garantir resultados eficientes.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-04-07T18:14:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 luceliacristinabrantmarizsa.pdf: 1098126 bytes, checksum: 3414ccdf6f88ad6882705131b24606db (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-04-11T11:33:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 luceliacristinabrantmarizsa.pdf: 1098126 bytes, checksum: 3414ccdf6f88ad6882705131b24606db (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-11T11:33:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 luceliacristinabrantmarizsa.pdf: 1098126 bytes, checksum: 3414ccdf6f88ad6882705131b24606db (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-14 / A presente dissertação objetivou analisar as ações estratégicas dos gestores escolares frente ao absenteísmo docente, em duas escolas que atendem aos anos finais do ensino fundamental e ao ensino médio, no município de Janaúba (MG). Destaca-se, ao final do trabalho, o desenvolvimento de um Plano de Intervenção Educacional que compreende a produção de orientações para a gestão escolar e sugestões para o Sistema Estadual de Educação de Minas Gerais, tendo como foco a melhoria da atuação dos gestores escolares e, consequentemente, a redução do absenteísmo docente, com a prática de novas ações de condução do tema. O absenteísmo docente se tornou um objeto de estudo relevante por consistir em um problema frequente nas escolas, prejudicando o desempenho dos alunos, pela ruptura no processo de ensino e aprendizagem, e a organização da rotina escolar na educação básica. A escassez de literatura sobre o tema fez a pesquisa ainda mais relevante, já que os assuntos que envolvem o processo de ensino e aprendizagem devem ser discutidos e entendidos pelos atores do processo. Os referenciais teóricos utilizados para estudo foram Santos (2006), Gesqui (2008), Zanardi (2008; 2009), Tavares et al. (2010) e as legislações próprias do sistema de ensino. A metodologia utilizada assumiu uma abordagem qualitativa, fazendo uso da pesquisa documental para aquisição de dados oficiais e da realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas, com professores com maior e menor número de faltas, com os gestores (diretores e vice-diretores) e com a Superintendente Regional de Ensino. O período da pesquisa documental se concentrou entre os anos de 2010 a 2012, com entrevistas realizadas em 2013. A pesquisa mostrou que as estratégias adotadas pelos gestores em ambas as escolas, apesar de diferentes entre si, podem comprometer o processo de ensino e aprendizagem, o que nos levou à elaboração de um Plano de Intervenção Educacional, composto por medidas preventivas em relação às faltas docentes. / This dissertation aimed to analyze the strategic actions of school administrators against teachers absenteeism in two schools that meet the final years of basic school and high school in the city of Janaúba (MG). Stands out at the end of the work, the development of an Educational Intervention Plan that comprehend the production of guidelines for school administrators and suggestions for the state government of education of Minas Gerais, with a focus on improvement the performance of school administrators and thus reducing absenteeism of teachers, with practice of new actions leading theme. The teacher absenteeism became an object of study relevant because it consists of a frequent problem in schools, impairing the performance of students by the disruption in the teaching and learning process, and organization of the school day in basic education. The paucity of literature on the subject made even more relevant research, as the subjects involving the process of teaching and learning should be discussed and understood by actors in the process. The theoretical framework used for the study were Santos (2006), Gesqui (2008), Zanardi (2008; 2009), and Tavares et al. (2010) and the laws of the education system. The methodology uses was qualitative, using documentary research for acquire information of official datum and conducting semi-structured interviews with teachers with more and less number of absences, with administractors (directors and deputy directors) and the Regional Superintendent of Education. The period of documentary research concentrated between the years 2010-2012, with interviews conducted in 2013. The research showed that the strategies adopted by administrators school in both schools, although different, can harms the process of teaching and learning, which led us to the formulation of an Educational Intervention Plan, consisting of preventive measures in relation to teachers absenteeism.

M.Ed. (Educational Management) / Any organisation, be it political, religious, commercial or educational has to strive towards the accomplishment of certain aims and objectives. Certain organisations realise their aims and objectives while others tend to be unsuccessful. In response to the fact that some schools are not able to achieve goals, Lane & Walberg (J 987:37) completed a research study comparing more effective schools to less effective ones. The community expects the school to achieve the aims it has been established for. Schools often fail to achieve their primary goals. Successful goal achievement depends to a large extent on the strategies and leadership styles of the managers in schools. This managerial position belongs to the headmaster. The interpersonal relationships between the headmaster and his staff is largely dependent on the management style used. This in tum influences the effective management which could in tum have a negative impact on the quality of teaching in a school. It would appear that the educational system of the Republic of South Africa is about to undergo drastic changes. The Various components of the education system are interwoven and hence changing one aspect must necessarily have an impact on all the other components. Amidst all these changes headmasters must still attempt to manage their schools and the various educational programmes in an effective .way. These changes are also likely to add to the already complicated management and leadership role which the headmaster has (Naidoo, 1991:1).

M.Ed. / The last decade constituted a period of great discovery and change for education all over the country. This called for policies for transformational leadership. Kouznes and Posner(1995:130) indicates that "high policy - that is, major change in a society's sense of direction - is first shaped in an anchoate consensus reached by the people at large." The policies for effecting change in schools are drawn but the problem is: are those policies communicated well to the schools community and stakeholders, are they well understood, are they implemented effectively for the benefit of all involved? It is time that all transformational policies drawn at all levels as agreed upon be implemented in a coordinated way. According to Telford(1996:8-9), "transformational leadership acknowledges that in today's challenging and demanding educational climate of constant and turbulent change, no single person alone is likely to have the combined capacities necessary to engage in effective leadership. It can be legitimately argued, that in empowering a range of people within the school community - educators, learners, parents and others as 111 appropriate, a combined richness of educational thought and activity, superior to that of any single leader can be achieved. "That is, leadership at its best is a shared venture engaged in by many". This has concentrated on these policies that need to be implemented to effect change. The findings are also that there are policies for transformational leadership in place but the in adequate training makes it impossible for effective implementation. Therefore, the aims objectives of this study are summarised as follows: To determine the extent to which policies guide the transformational leader to effect meaning full change(s). To establish the extent to which change involves the collaboration of the transformational leader and the followers. The determine how implementation of policies take place at the school site. To determine whether support systems are offered by district offices officials to principals and educators regarding interpretational and implementation of policies. Through qualitative and quantitive research,questions and statements, the researcher was able to do some findings as far as transformational policies are concerned. The study concludes on a few recommendations that enough information and training should be given to all stakeholders for effective implementation hence creation of change that would take schools into the 21' century.

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M.Ed. / The main aim of the inquiry looked at community education, in this regard being the empowerment of school communities in effective and efficient running of schools for the new education system adopted in South Africa. The introduction of the South African School Act to meet the demands of the country's constitution, necessitates community involvement for shared-decision making, and fully informed participation by all stakeholders in the running of our schools. In empowering school communities, problems experienced by teachers, parents, learners, governing bodies relating to suspensions and expulsions of African learners were addressed, and an insight into stakeholders' roles was explicitly outlined. The contribution therefore, of this study, is the identification of sources of frustrations and troubles experienced in this regard. The findings provide school communities with a clear exposition of the roles and functions of stakeholders. Power implementation, in expulsion specifically, is clearly indicated to be on the Head of Education, which if perceived unfair can be appealed through the Member of the Executive Committee for Education in the Province. No management team, no governing body or a parent has the right to remove a learner from a school through whatever route — mutually agreed upon by other stakeholders — unless confirmation of that removal is from the HoD, but also with a placement of that learner into another school followed by a support structure created for him/her. All stakeholders will be aware of what the right of education refers to after reading through this research as recommendations clarified. Therefore, the field investigation clarified some of the typical problems about suspension and expulsion experienced by the research sample.