Browsing Masters Degrees (Education, Development, Leadership and Management) by Title
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The school as a learning organisation : educators' perceptions at a high school in the central Durban area.
(2004)1994 heralded in a new dispensation for South Africa. The change from an apartheid system to one of democracy brought with it much hope and excitement for the future. In terms of education there was need to transform the ... -
School based promotions : agony or ecstasy?
(2005)This study examined the promotion policy of school-based educators and the manner in which it has been implemented in the Pinetown district of KwaZulu-Natal. Given the inordinately large number of disputes that have been ... -
School decline and choice in Zimbabwe : the case of two schools in Chipinge District.
(2014)This qualitative study explored school decline, choice and learner migration in Zimbabwe. School decline has an impact on the way that parents and learners choose schools as well as whether they will move out of one school ... -
School leardership development and professional learning communities : a case study of three primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)The purpose of the Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) (School Leadership) is to empower school principals to develop the skills, knowledge and values needed to lead and manage successful schools. The study sought ... -
The school library as an integral part of the curriculum : a case study of peri-urban high school around Durban.
(2007)The study focuses on school libraries as an integral part of the curriculum. This is an area of inquiry, which has potential to make the South African curriculum accessible among teachers and learners through collaboration ... -
School management of learner problems in the context of an impoverished school community.
(2012)This study investigated teachers’ management of learner problems in the context of an impoverished school community. The rationale for the study took into consideration the constant demands placed on learners and teachers ... -
School principals as instructional leaders : the case of four schools in the Umlazi District.
(2014)The purpose of this study was to explore school principals’ understandings of their roles as instructional leaders and the challenges that they experienced as they enacted their roles as instructional leaders. The study ... -
School principals' instructional leadership practices : a case study of two schools in the Pinetown District.
(2015)This research project explored the instructional leadership practices of school principals and was conducted as a case study in one education district of Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal. The study included two school principals ... -
School principals' understanding and experiences of leadership.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to explore principals’ understanding and experiences of school leadership. The task of principals is to create learning spaces for everyone in the school and to develop them into productive ... -
School-community partnership in education in a South African rural context : possibilities for an asset-based approach.
(2011)This case study sought to investigate the possibilities of asset-based approach in school-community partnership. A specific partnership between a secondary school from Vulindlela District, some academic staff members and ... -
Schools' perspectives on the creation of professional learning communities : a case study of three primary schools in Pinetown District.
(2014)Professional learning communities refer to groups of professionals, who collaboratively learn together with an aim of improving their practice and learner performance. A requirement in the creation of professional learning ... -
Service-learning in interior design academic programmes : student experiences and perceptions.
(2007)This study explored the participants‟ perceptions of their service-learning experiences in the Department of Interior Design at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The point of departure ... -
"The silent sepulchral effects of stigma" : a study of the effects of HIV and AIDS-related stigma on the learners at Ndweni Primary school and its surrounding community situated in the North Durban area in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2005)The effects of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV and AIDS)-related stigma in Ndweni preclude learning and the humane treatment of people living with HIV or AIDS (PL WHA). This ... -
Skills training and disability : a life hsitory study of adults with intellectual disabilities at protected workshops.
(2009)According to Statistics South Africa (2005, p.1) approximately 5 percent of the total South African population are affected with different types of disabilities. People with disabilities experience marginalization and ... -
Social identity development among students doing diversity and learning module at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)The casting of the votes for the first time for all South Africans irrespective of race, gender, social class and language brought hope of a better life for all in South Africa. There were fears and uncertainty but many ... -
Social rights of the children in the context of HIV/AIDS : what is the reality in the new democratic South Africa?
(2008)South Africa's first democratic elections were held in 1994. Since then, the government has engaged itself in a process of reconstruction and development through the formulation of policies and legislation which are in ... -
Socio-demographics and post-apartheid medical training at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine.
(2014)The Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine (NRMSM) is an important stakeholder in the training of doctors. Like other South African medical schools, NRMSM’s programmes and policies are guided by institutional and governmental ... -
Speech and drama curriculum development : the perspectives of a selection of drama teachers in KwaZulu Natal.
(1998)The researcher has attempted to gain an understanding of how Drama teachers perceive the teaching of the curriculum and curriculum change. The data were obtained through the use of the qualitative mode of engaging in ... -
Stakeholder perceptions of the selection of management staff at public schools in the Pinetown district.
(2006)There has been a significant number of disputes being declared after every selection process each year since 1998 when School Governing Bodies were given the responsibility of selecting management staff at schools (Thurlow ... -
Stakeholders' experiences of school financial management in the context of free primary education : a case study of two primary schools in the rural areas of Berea district in Lesotho.
(2009)This is a case study that focused on the stakeholders' experiences of school financial management and how the challenging experiences were addressed in the face of Free Primary Education (FPE) programme. In order to answer ...