The research analysed the performance differentials among schools with
different pre-1994 history of administration and provisioning thus examining
the changes in terms of equality of educational outcomes. The purpose of
this research was to contribute to the further understanding of the
effectiveness of post-1994 educational policy reforms in addressing
educational inequalities of the past.
The study found that not only were there statistically significant
performance differentials between schools based on the pre-1994
education departments, these performance differentials remained
significant throughout the period under study. The findings suggest that,
overall, the performance differentials between schools that obtained in the
pre-1994 era were continuing unabated. The study also found that there
were significant performance differentials between schools within the
former education departments and these were more significant in low
performing former education departments. This suggested that schools
within each of former education departments were not homogenous and
more nuanced policy interventions were needed to ensure quality
outcomes.
The study recommends makes three main recommendations. These are -
shift in methodological approach when dealing with education policy where
a school as an institution at macro level will be a point of departure as
opposed to macro-level approach where broad educational reforms are
imposed on schools; education policies should be such that they mitigate
the impact of socio-economic background on learner achievement and; that
future research need to focus on more nuanced aspects on school
effectiveness rather than lumping schools into large groups which may hide
unique quality challenges that schools as institutions are facing.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/11984 |
| Date | 27 September 2012 |
| Creators | Mahlangu, Mfelasakhe John |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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