M.Ed. (Educational Management) / The use of visual media as a means of achieving educational aims in the school is of great importance. This study focuses on the role the head of department has to play in motivating the staff under his supervision and to provide goal orientation. The primary focus is on teacher motivation. The findings generally support the contention that the departmental head must be a motivated educational manager, able to guide teachers to apply visual media effectively and creatively. He must provide incentives .so that teachers will find enjoyment in working as a team; this enjoyment must be transmitted to students. The participative system of educational administration by in-service training of junior teachers should be applied. A healthy climate should be created among senior and junior teachers, to ensure that junior teachers benefit from their senior colleagues' vast experience in the use of media. Visual media should be applied effectively to the full benefit of all pupils in the school. It must stimulate their creativity and provide an environment conducive to active participation in their personal development. Most teachers still spend most of their time preparing and delivering classroombased face-to-face lessons. All the indications are that electronic communication systems will not supplant existing visual media, but will complement them. New species of instructional methods and media are being developed, but the previously existing species have not become extinct. The teacher in the class has two distinctive roles in visual media application...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:10850 |
| Date | 23 April 2014 |
| Creators | Labuschagne, Frederik Willem |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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