The research focuses on the role of the principal in the implementation of the Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) in Tshwane North District 3. The district is characterised by urban areas, townships and informal settlements. Educators in schools in these areas are well qualified; however, schools in the informal settlement lack resources and facilities. Thus, the curriculum implementation problems experienced by principals and educators in the informal settlements differ from those of principals and educators in urban schools. The amendment of the Curriculum 2005 through the RNCS introduced innovations in schools and changed the principal's role in its implementation. A literature review provided a conceptual framework and covered requirements for successful curriculum implementation, the principal's role therein and relevant training for principals. An empirical investigation using a qualitative approach was conducted and data gathered by interviews with principals, officials from the Department of Education and educators. Finally, a synopsis of the findings and recommendations for further research are provided. / EDUCATIONAL STUDIES / MED (EDUC MANAGEMENT)

The research focuses on the role of the principal in the implementation of the Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) in Tshwane North District 3. The district is characterised by urban areas, townships and informal settlements. Educators in schools in these areas are well qualified; however, schools in the informal settlement lack resources and facilities. Thus, the curriculum implementation problems experienced by principals and educators in the informal settlements differ from those of principals and educators in urban schools. The amendment of the Curriculum 2005 through the RNCS introduced innovations in schools and changed the principal's role in its implementation. A literature review provided a conceptual framework and covered requirements for successful curriculum implementation, the principal's role therein and relevant training for principals. An empirical investigation using a qualitative approach was conducted and data gathered by interviews with principals, officials from the Department of Education and educators. Finally, a synopsis of the findings and recommendations for further research are provided. / EDUCATIONAL STUDIES / MED (EDUC MANAGEMENT)

The purpose with this qualitative text analysis is to study entire written C-essays in Sweden,about stress published between 2017 and 2022. The essay is gathered from DIVA using thekeywords “stress + förskola” and “förskollärare + stress” and includes 26 essays.The result indicates that stress preschool staff experience is connected to, the high workload, thegroup size of children, the high demands on pedagogical documentation, staff loss, high noiselevel, untrained substitutes, lack of substitutes and poor organization. In order to reduce stress,the documents show that fewer children in the children's groups are required or increased staffdensity and an organization that is responsive and strives towards a common goal.The study indicates a connection between stress and increased demands on preschool teachers inthe revised curriculum in 2016 and onwards. The increased number of long-term sick leave dueto stress in recent years among preschool teachers, might be a consequence. / Syftet med denna kvalitativa textanalys är att studera samtliga examensarbete och C-uppsatser iSverige som behandlar stress i förskolan 2017-2022. Dokumenten är hämtade från DIVA medsökorden “stress+förskola” och “förskollärare+stress” och omfattar 26 uppsatser.Resultatet indikerar att förskolepersonalen är stressad över: höga krav, för många arbetsuppgifter,som pedagogisk dokumentation, personalbortfall, barngruppens storlek och längre vistelsetider,hög ljudnivå, outbildade vikarier, brist på vikarier och dålig organisation. För att minska stressenkrävs enligt de granskade dokumenten, ökad personaltäthet över hela dagen, en organisation somär lyhörd och strävar mot samma mål.Studien indikerar ett samband mellan de höjda kraven på förskollärarna i de revideradeläroplanerna från 2016 och framåt och den ökade stressen. Detta skulle kunna knytas till attantalet långtidssjukskrivningar under samma period har ökat inom denna yrkesgrupp.Nyckelord: stress, förskola, förskollärare, barngruppsstorlek, personaltäthet, läroplanskrav