Browsing Masters Degrees (Education, Development, Leadership and Management) by Title
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Decision making as an activity of school leadership : a case study.
(2012)The purpose of this enquiry is to explore how leadership and decision-making was practiced across various school structures. The research focuses on the practice of decision making as an element of distributed leadership, ... -
Defining moments as potential catalysts for development : the case of the UKZN leadership course.
(2009)This qualitative case study explores how moments perceived as ‘ defining’ or being a climatic turning point may influence students’ preconceived ideas and viewpoints. Institutions worldwide are becoming cognisant of the ... -
Developing skills for the workplace : a comparison of students' and workplace supervisors' perceptions on the development of critical workplace skills in radiography training.
(2005)The motivation for this study was the comments by supervisors in the radiography workplace about the students' lack of critical skills when they went for experiential learning. Higher education institutions are required ... -
The development of appropriate teacher-training structures to train and accredit teachers and upgrade existing teaching qualifications, for the foundation phase of education, with special reference to the reception class year, in KwaZulu-Natal.
(1995)South Africa stands on the threshold of a new era in education. The separate and fragmented model for the provision of education, which signified a policy of apartheid, is to be replaced by a single unified system. With ... -
A diagnostic review of aspects of management in an urban primary school in Kwa-Zulu Natal [sic] with particular reference to perceptions of quality and criteria for total quality.
(2003)This thesis investigates the diagnostic review of aspects of management, with particular reference to perceptions of "quality" and criteria for "total quality". The system of education in South Africa faces grave problems: ... -
Die ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse Hoerskool in Natal met spesiale verwysing na Hoerskool Port Natal.
(1989)This study is about a minority group which settled amongst a larger group which had dominated education and other cultural spheres. The focus is on the struggle by the Afrikaans-, previously Dutchspeaking, minority group ... -
Disadvantaged children : a case study of the vurnerable state of children and how it affects schooling in South Africa.
(2008)Education is one of the fundamental rights of children. Parents have the perennial responsibility to see to it that education, as a basic right for children, is met. However, experience and studies show that most children‘s ... -
Do school-based teacher professional development programmes work? : teachers' perceptions on values of school-based professional development programmes.
(2006)Middlewood, D. et al. (1998) state that "Development cannot be forced because it is the teacher who develops (active) and not the teacher who is developed (passive)". Active teacher participation in professional development ... -
Does limited English proficiency impact on schooling success for African learners? : a case study of a secondary school in Durban.
(1998)With the move towards multicultural education in South Africa, previously "whites only" schools now face the challenge of educating learners from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This study examined the extent ... -
The dynamics of financial management in Swaziland : a case of selected primary schools.
(2016)This study analyses the findings of a survey of five primary schools in Swaziland; Hhohho region. The study explores the dynamics of financial management in Swaziland Primary schools through the interpretative paradigm ... -
Dynamics of school violence and the role of school leadership in reducing it in two Umlazi Township schools.
(2013)This study examined the dynamics of school violence and the role of school leadership in reducing it in two Umlazi township schools. A case study was conducted in two secondary schools in Umlazi township. The aim of the ... -
Early childhood practitioners experience of the mathematical literacy curriculum in the context of the National certificate in early childhood development : a case study.
(2005)Since 2002, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) has included mathematical literacy as a compulsory fundamental component for the Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC). This constituted a radical ... -
Education development and institutional change at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus in the 1980s and 1990s.
(2001)The thesis utilises Michel Foucault's work on disciplinary power to study the changes which played themselves out in the area of educational activities and governance at the Pietermaritzburg centre of the University of ... -
Educational journeys of international postgraduate students studying at UKZN (University of KwaZulu-Natal) : a narrative inquiry.
(2012)In studying postgraduate students’ lived experiences and their learning moments in their postgraduate studies, my study offers a deeper understanding of who these African, international, postgraduate students are and how ... -
Educational technology in post apartheid education evaluation of role and policy.
(1997)Educational Technology as a significant discipline within the educational landscape has been firmly accepted by many countries throughout the world. Most notably, countries such as the United Kingdom, United States of ... -
Educational television : invention, intention and intervention : an exploration of the use of the learning channel biology programmes by Grade 12 educators and learners in public schools in an urban area of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2001)This research explores the use of the Learning Channel biology programmes by Grade 12 biology educators and learners. These television programmes are broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and are ... -
Educator professional development and support in three rural and two semi-rural secondary schools in KwaMashu circuit.
(2008)In this study I undertook to investigate educator professional development and support in three rural and two semi-rural schools in the KwaMashu Circuit. The rationale for the study took into consideration the demands for ... -
Educator, learner and the abolition of corporal punishment in a rural isiZulu-medium school in Harding, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)This thesis examines the impact of the abolition of corporal punishment on boy behaviour in a rural IsiZulu-medium school in Harding, Kwazulu-Natal. The school is made up of black learners and educators. As far back as ... -
The effect of continuous curriculum policy changes on the professional lives of foundation phase teachers in post-apartheid South Africa.
(2012)This study sought to investigate the effects of continuous curriculum policy changes on the professional lives of foundation phase teachers in post-apartheid South Africa. Since the inception of Curriculum 2005 (C2005) in ... -
The effectiveness of training of school governing bodies provided by the KZN Department of Education : perceptions of parent-members at three Phoenix West schools at the Kwa-Mashu circuit in the eThekwini region.
(2006)This small-scale study sought to investigate "The effectiveness of the training of School Governing Bodies provided by the KZN Department of Education: perceptions of parentmembers at three Phoenix West Ward schools of the ...