The main purpose of this study was to determine the management of the
phenomenon of learners’ partial absenteeism and late coming at four public
secondary schools of the Tshwane West (D15), in the light of the Gauteng
Department of Education (GDE) Circular 13 of 2002.
Respondents targeted for data collection were members of the School Management
Teams (SMTs) of the four public secondary schools (n35). To address the initial
propositions of this study, a qualitative case study research design and its
techniques for data collection and analysis were used.
The emergent findings indicated that: absenteeism during school hours (partial
absenteeism) and late coming, which also applies to educators, are rife across the
four participating public schools. SMT members’ limited knowledge of school
management in general, and the GDE’s Circular 13 in particular, were found to be
the main barrier to the effective management of partial absenteeism and late coming.
Additional contributory factors were learner’s attitude and conduct and poor school
infrastructure. Recommendations to help address the problem under inestigation are
also made. / Educational Leadership and Management / M. Ed. (Educational Management and Leadership)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/5965 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Boshego, Lepono Peter |
| Contributors | Mafora, P. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xi, 185 leaves) |
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