Public concern about the quality of teaching and learning is at an all time high in respect of
certain schools in South Africa. This study focuses on the participation of the SMT
members in managing the instructional programme with a view on improving the academic
performance of learners. The lack of the involvement of all the members of the SMT thus
prompted this investigation.
Apart from the literature review, an empirical investigation, based on a qualitative
paradigm involving interviews, was undertaken to collect data at selected primary schools
in Circuit 1 in the Metropole North Education District of the Western Cape Education
Department. Other methods used included observations as well as the analyses of
documents relevant to the investigation.
As a case study this research examined the involvement of all the members of the SMT by
utilizing the principles of participative management. It is hoped that this study will
contribute to the improvement of the academic performance of schools by virtue of what
has been highlighted as a reason for the poor performance of schools namely the lack of
involvement of all the members of the SMT in the management of the instructional
programme.
The literature findings revealed that School Management Teams (SMTs) have to be
properly structured. The SMT should be involved in decision-making in matters that
concern them. This, together with a more effective and efficiently managed instructional
programme, should improve the academic performance of learners.
Empirical findings indicated that the members of the SMT consider themselves
professionally trained individuals with the expertise needed to deliver what is expected
from them. The study further revealed that the success of a school depends on effective
instruction as a result of the effective management and leading of the instructional
programme by all members of the SMT. / Education management / M.Ed. (Education Management)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/4225 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Du Plooy, Kevin James |
| Contributors | Kruger, A.G. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (xii, 143 leaves) |
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