Browsing Masters Degrees (Education, Development, Leadership and Management) by Title
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"Taken off-the-peg" : an inquiry of the perspectives of school stakeholders about policy borrowing practice at the micro-level.
(2015)The Department of Basic Education mandates that all schools must have policies. These policies should be formulated and guided by the national legislation, namely the South African Schools Act. (SASA, 1996).Whilst this is ... -
Teacher attrition : experiences of four school principals in the Umlazi District.
(2011)Teacher attrition is common in developed, developing and underdeveloped countries. School principals are tasked with a responsibility to oversee that teaching and learning takes place as smoothly and efficiently as ... -
Teacher evaluation as perceived by KwaZulu secondary school teachers (with reference to Mehlwesizwe Circuit)
(1993)Teacher evaluation is a management tool for all educational organisations as it is used to research information on teacher performance. Information on teacher performance is important in the decision making process regarding ... -
Teacher experiences and practices of integrated quality management system at a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)This small-scale study sought to investigate “Teacher experiences and practices of Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) at a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal”. This qualitative study gathered data through the case ... -
Teacher identities in policy and practice.
(1999)This thesis brings together my two study and work interests, postcolonial theory and classroom-based research, in order to explore how teacher identities are constructed within the tensions between policy and practice. ... -
Teacher involvement in decision-making in finance and curriculum matters.
(2011)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. ... -
Teacher leadership and its impact on school effectiveness : a case study of three secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Teacher leadership beyond the classroom : a case study of one circuit in the Eastern Cape.
(2013)Abstract available in full text version. -
Teacher learning in professional learning communities : a study of three primary schools in the Pinetown District of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)The purpose of this study was to explore teacher learning in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) by investigating how teachers learn in a PLC. In addition it sought to explore the experiences of teachers’ professional ... -
Teacher perceptions of the impact of public examinations on curriculum practices : a survey in two districts of Kigali-City, Rwanda.
(2003)This study is an exploratory investigation on teachers' perceptions of the extent to which the national examinations that are written at the end of primary schooling in Rwanda influence their curriculum practices. The study ... -
Teacher stress : a study of high school teachers in the Northern Cape.
(1996)The purpose of this research was to establish what the major stressors of black High school teachers in the Kimberley Area, Northern Cape, were. At the same time the research had to establish whether gender and number of ... -
Teacher's experiences of a learning styles approach to curriculum implementation : Dunn and Done?.
(2014)Critical times demand daring teachers, creative responses and innovative approaches. Teachers‘ experiences of curriculum implementation in schools are unavoidably dynamic and diverse daring innovation and change. The ... -
Teacher's management of learner discipline in a primary school in the Phoenix District.
(2012)This study set out to explore how teachers at a primary school in the Phoenix area in Durban manage discipline problems among learners. I employed a qualitative approach to collecting data. This facilitated meaning making ... -
Teachers teaching in adversarial conditions : a narrative inquiry.
(2011)This study explores the concepts of adversity, the facets of adversity and the nature of adversity and how teachers cope under these adversarial conditions. Adversity is a phenomenon that is challenging to grasp yet it ... -
Teachers teaching multi-grade classes in a rural setting.
(2011)This study aims to explore the experiences of teaching foundation phase multi-grade classes in rural settings. I am interested in understanding how teachers teach multi-grade classes so that I am able to make sense of the ... -
Teachers' and parents' perceptions of their relationship : a case study of two secondary schools in Ubombo circuit, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2004)Parent-teacher relationship and support to children are essential for effective education to be functional. Sound parent-teacher relationships influence teaching and learning. Hence it was evident from literature ... -
Teachers' implicit mental models of learners' cognitive and moral development with reference to the inclusion of learners in the governing bodies of schools.
(1998)This study set out to investigate teachers' mental models of learners' cognitive and moral development, with reference to the inclusion of learners in the governing bodies of schools. Strauss' (1996), concept of implicit ... -
Teachers' knowledge and practices of teaching and integrating language structures and conventions in the intermediate phase : isiZulu home language CAPS curriculum.
(2014)This dissertation is concerned with the teaching of Language Structures and Conventions (LS & C). It was undertaken in the current context of curriculum change and innovation from the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) ... -
Teachers' understanding and experiences of curriculum change-related professional development.
This study focused on Curriculum change-related professional development of teachers. The aim was to find out teachers’ understanding and experiences of Curriculum change-related professional development. Since the advent ... -
Teachers' understanding and use of assessment in the context of outcomes-based education : a case study of a Hammersdale farm school.
(2003)This study investigates the nature and extent of teacher's understanding of assessment in the context of an outcomes-based education system at a Hammersdale Farm School. The study also investigates the nature of assessment ...