An evaluative analysis of educational administration in KwaZulu.
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1991
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Abstract
The study deals with administration of education in
KwaZulu where the concern is for efficient and
effective use of limited financial, human and material
resources. The purpose of this evaluative analysis of
educational administration is to determine the degrees
of efficiency and effectiveness with which the system
of education functions. Therefore, the aims of the
study were the following:
* To describe the KwaZulu educational system: its
origin, character, socio-political context and
constraints;
* To identify the generic functions of educational
administration on the basis of which criteria were
formulated for evaluation;
* To analyse educational administration in KwaZulu
and to evaluate it by means of formulated
criteria, and
* To formulate recommendations regarding the
improvement of educational administration in the
area.
The conceptual framework of the study derived from the
development of administrative theories through time and
their implication for, and impact on educational
administration. This analysis enabled the investigator
to extract criteria for evaluating administration of
education in KwaZulu. The evaluative analysis had to
be carried out in terms of the organisation of
education from the school level to the head office. To
deal adequately with the problem being examined,
detailed discussion was given of the KwaZulu system of
education and the broader context in which it
functions.
The population of the study comprised three categories
of education officers, namely, school principals,
circuit inspectors and selected administrators from the
head office. The instruments for data collection were
questionnaires for school principals and circuit
inspectors and interviews for the head office
administrators. The study identified the following
problem areas: preparation for administrative roles,
perceptions of work-related skills, work performance in
terms of tasks, the process of administration and
related problems, and collaboration among education
officers as well as with interested parties. The
analysis of data was both quantitative and qualitative.
In the light of the findings of the study the
investigator offered several recommendations.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1991.
Keywords
Theses--Education., School management and organization--KwaZulu-Natal., Educational evaluation.