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Financial management by public school principals in Nkangala District of Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.

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dc.contributor.advisorHoque, Muhammad Ehsanul.
dc.contributor.authorMatshika, Mokhulu Lawrence.
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-21T08:06:19Z
dc.date.available2017-06-21T08:06:19Z
dc.date.created2014
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionMaster of Business Administration. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville 2014.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe South African Schools Act of 1996 makes provision for school governing bodies (SGBs) of public schools to become progressively more responsible for managing aspects of their schools’ regular expenditure. Experience has taught us that school principals are often at the forefront when there are financial irregularities, and they become liable for any mismanagement of school funds. One of the biggest changes that has taken place in educational management since 1994 is the local management of school funds by the SGBs, financial committees and the school principals. The purpose of this study was therefore to investigate financial management by school principals in Nkangala district of Mpumalanga province in South Africa. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 245 school principals and acting principals using a self-administered anonymous questionnaire. The study revealed that there were differences between the application of financial policies and financial management practices in most schools. Most principals were battling to implement effective and efficient financial management systems in their public schools. In order to amend financial management in schools it is necessary for the school principals to enhance their knowledge and skills by enrolling for short courses on financial management, or attending tailor-made financial administration workshops organised by the Department of Basic Education in collaboration with non-governmental organisations or institutions of higher learning.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/14641
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_US
dc.subjectSchool principals--South Africa--Mpumalanga--Finance.en_US
dc.subjectSchools--South Africa--Mpumalanga--Administration.en_US
dc.subjectSchool principals--South Africa--Mpumalanga--Finance--Management.en_US
dc.subjectPublic schools--South Africa--Mpumalanga--Administration.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Business administration.en_US
dc.subjectFinancial management.en_US
dc.subjectNkangala District (Mpumalanga Province, South Africa)en_US
dc.subject.otherPetty-cash management.en_US
dc.subject.otherBudget system.en_US
dc.subject.otherCommitment register.en_US
dc.subject.otherProcurement.en_US
dc.subject.otherTraining.en_US
dc.subject.otherInternal control.en_US
dc.titleFinancial management by public school principals in Nkangala District of Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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