The purpose of this study is to determine the roles and skills needed by rural
schools governors of the Mafikeng area project office of North West Province.
Lack of uniformity, competency, skills and commitment are still encountered in
the SGB structures. Little has been done to empower the rural school governors
with relevant skills for effective job performance.
An empirical investigation was employed to find ways of empowering the
encountered incompetency of rural governors. Literature survey was employed
to determine the nature and scope of roles and skills needed by rural schools
governors. The subjects of the study were adults (teachers, parents, principals)
and students. The responses of 220 respondents were analysed. The findings
revealed that school governors in rural areas experience problems in areas like
addressing parent's annual meetings, financial management, control and
feedback in their job.
Recommendations were made by respondents on how to empower rural school
governors with the necessary skills. On the basis of the problems and skills
identified, more emphasis was put on commitment of all stakeholders, training of
governors to develop their management skills, financial skills, regular workshops
by the Department of Education, and the old SGB members to train the new
ones. The new SGBs should ask questions when they are not clear and
translation of back-up materials into the SGB's home language and a certificate
for course completion to be granted to the members who completed their office
term. / Thesis (M. Ed.) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2005
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/11382 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Taue, Keneilwe Ethel |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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