The role of school management team (SMT) in leading professional development for the introduction of further education and training (FET) curriculum in three schools in the Pinetown District.
Loading...
Date
2007
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
The coming into being of a democratic South Africa in 1994 has resulted in many
changes in the education system. Many changes in the education system have taken place
in the area of curriculum and management of schools. These have reversed all changes
that had been implemented since the introduction of Bantu Education in 1953. Among the
new changes is the introduction of the Further Education Training curriculum. A
qualitative research was undertaken whose purpose was to develop a better understanding
of the SMT in relation to their roles in facilitating the introduction of FET curriculum in
schools. This study was undertaken among 3 secondary schools in Pinetown District.
Purposive sampling procedures were used to select schools. Factors used for selection
were schools geographical contexts such as urban, township and rural settlement. Three
schools participated. The following stakeholders were identified and participated in each
school; principals, deputy-principals, Heads of Department and post level one educators.
There were three participants from each school. A rich qualitative data was produced
through semi-structured interviews.
The SMT interviewed members believe that no stakeholder within schools participated in
the interviews ready for the FET curriculum implementation. SMTs do not understand it;
thus they have not built capacity among educators; SMTs do not attend the FET
workshops but SMTs send educators and educators who attend do not provide feed back
to SMTs; SMTs do not hold workshops within schools; educators know more about the
FET curriculum than SMTs, yet they are supposed to monitor its implementation; the
cascade model used by the Department of Education is ineffective. The Department
needs to monitor the implementation of training provided at these workshops.
Description
Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007.
Keywords
School management and organization--KwaZulu-Natal--Pinetown., Curriculum planning--South Africa., Theses--Education.