Teacher involvement in decision-making in finance and curriculum matters.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Chikoko, Vitallis. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chili, Johnson Mpiyakhe Johnny. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-31T07:43:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-07-31T07:43:27Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2011 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Edgewood, 2011. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Since 1994, South Africa has experienced a focus on transformation. The National Department of Education has refocused the vision and direction of the South African education system through a series of policy initiatives. As a result of new legislation in South Africa, considerably more authority and responsibility for decision-making has been devolved to the school level than was the previously the case (Lumby, Middlewood&Kaabwe, 2003). This study investigates teacher involvement in decision-making in finance and curriculum matters in 16 selected rural schools in Maphumulo circuit. . The study sought to investigate the extent to which teachers’ actual and desired involvement in decision-making in Finance matters and Curriculum. Through the interpretive paradigm of the situation quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to provide rich and picture. The study utilized a questionnaire and focus group interviews to investigate the finance area in eight issues: budgeting, purchasing, record keeping, financial reporting, fundraising, monitoring, auditing and accounting. The second area was curriculum with seven issues: selection of books, year plans, work schedules and lesson plans, assessment (tests and projects) time tabling, language policy and instructional methods. Findings show that in both decision-making areas teachers tend to experience less decisional involvement than they desire. However, teachers do not necessarily desire to be involved in every aspect of the selected areas. I therefore conclude that school leaders need to invest in understanding what teachers desire to be involved in and what they do not. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/6116 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en |
| dc.subject | Teacher participation in curriculum planning--KwaZulu-Natal--iLembe District. | en |
| dc.subject | Teacher participation in administration--KwaZulu-Natal--iLembe District. | en |
| dc.subject | Theses--Education. | en |
| dc.title | Teacher involvement in decision-making in finance and curriculum matters. | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
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