Thesis (M.A. (Education)) -- University of Limpopo, 2022 / This study sought to explore the perceptions of practitioners such as school principals,
Heads of Departments and teachers towards the Grade9 curriculum changes in
Economic and Management Sciences (EMS).This stems from the need for South
African schools to have teachers with positive perceptions of teaching Economic
Management Sciences since this is one subject that prepares learners for one of the
scarce skills in the country entrepreneurship.The problem identified in this study is the
perpetual poor performance of Grade 9 Economic Management Sciences learners.The
review of the literature points out that since Economic and Management Sciences
(EMS) in Grade 9 comprises the Accounting section, Business Studies section and
Economics part, it is the former that contributes to the experienced learner's poor
performance.This is a qualitative case study carried out at the Malelane circuit in
Mpumalanga.This case study method allowed the researcher to use multiple data
collection methods to enhance the qualityof the findings.The qualitative data
generation methods applied in this study included the interviews, documents review
and observations. Out of 12 secondary schools in the Malelane circuit, Mpumalanga, 3
secondary schools were conveniently sampled. In each secondary school, 3 research
participants became part of this study. Teachers were specifically sampled for this
study based on teaching Economic and Management Sciences in Grade 9. Key findings
of the study revealed that a lack of sufficient teaching and learning resources in EMS
delays the successful teaching of the subject. Furthermore, overcrowded EMS classes
in secondary schools, make it difficult for the subject to be taught with enthusiasm by
teachers. Finally, the difficult accounting section, which is part of the EMS, triggers
negative perceptions against EMS by the EMS teachers. Lastly, inadequate support
given to EMS teachers from secondary schools was worsening the negative
perceptions against the subject. Based on the expressed findings, the researcher
recommends that the Mpumalanga Education Department allocates more time for
Economic and Management Sciences subjects in secondary schools to enable learners
to build a better foundation of the subject. Inaddition, adequate teaching and learning
resources for EMS are necessary
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/3977 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Fakude, Zandile Thandokuhle |
| Contributors | Modiba, N.S, Modiba, N. S. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xii, 96 leaves |
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