Systemic School Improvement Interventions In South Africa

Author : Godwin Khosa
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781920677374

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Systemic School Improvement Interventions in South Africa by Godwin Khosa Pdf

Looking at two smaller-scale systemic school improvement projects implemented in selected district circuits in the North West and Eastern Cape by partnerships between government, JET Education Services, and private sector organisations, this book captures and reflects on the experiences of the practitioners involved. The Systemic School Improvement Model developed by JET to address an identified range of interconnected challenges at district, school, classroom and household level, is made up of seven components. In reflecting on what worked and what did not in the implementation of these different components, the different chapters set out some of the practical lessons learnt, which could be used to improve the design and implementation of similar education improvement projects. Many of the lessons in this field that remain under-recorded to date relate to the step-by-step processes followed, the relationship dynamics encountered at different levels of the education system, and the local realities confronting schools and districts in South Africa’s rural areas. Drawing on field data that is often not available to researchers, the book endeavours to address this gap and record these lessons. It is not intended to provide an academic review of the systemic school improvement projects. It is presented rather to offer other development practitioners working to improve the quality of education in South African schools, an understanding of some of the real practical and logistical challenges that arise and how these may be resolved to take further school improvement projects forward at a wider district, provincial and national scale.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1256569624

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Systemic School Improvement Interventions in South Africa : Some Practical Lessons from Development Practioners by Anonim Pdf

Author : Felix Maringe
Publisher : African Sun Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781991201157

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Systematic Reviews of Research in Basic Education in South Africa by Felix Maringe Pdf

Maringe ought to be commended for putting together an invaluable contribution to our understanding of research into a complex education system in South Africa. This volume provides a useful foundation to the current state of education quality in South Africa including the impact of interventions. It also brings to the fore challenges still facing education transformation. The evidence presented which, taken together, lays out a coherent view of how improvements could be made. Albert Chanee Head of Planning, Gauteng Department of Education For too long the weight of educational scholarship produced in South Africa has been limited to that simple and standard form called the literature review. Now, for the first time, education researchers are provided with an African-based text on the concepts and methods of conducting systematic reviews. In this exceptional work of editorship, Felix Maringe brings together some of the leading researchers on South African education to model and demonstrate how to review a significant body of research on a chosen topic which is adjudicated strictly on the basis of the quality and efficacy of the evidence in hand. I have no doubt that this remarkable book will become a standard reference for educational researchers in and beyond the African continent. It will also lift the quality of educational inquiry by equipping a new generation of scholars with the capacity for doing evidence-based research that compels the attention of policymakers, planners and practitioners alike. Prof Jonathan Jansen Stellenbosch University

Author : Sarah Gravett,Elizabeth Henning
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000219845

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Glimpses into Primary School Teacher Education in South Africa by Sarah Gravett,Elizabeth Henning Pdf

This book explores the current landscape of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in primary schools in South Africa. Considering recent policy directives and initiatives, it highlights the dilemmas of ITE for the primary school and gives a thorough account of innovations and initiatives to improve ITE. The book presents what works best for quality preparation of teachers in the Global South, where many children rely on their teachers and school life to break the cycle of poverty. Chapters draw on evidence from workplace learning, pre-service study, and primary school teacher education policy to highlight examples of promising change in teacher education in South Africa, addressing the clichés of "theory versus practice" head-on. This book successfully brings out the challenging aspects of teacher education for childhood learning which has otherwise been regarded as the softer option for a career in education. This book will be of great interest for academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of teacher education, African education, educational policy, international education, and comparative education.

Author : Tsediso Michael Makoelle,Raj Mestry,Pierre Du Plessis
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781527525191

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Schools Effectiveness and Schools Improvement in South Africa by Tsediso Michael Makoelle,Raj Mestry,Pierre Du Plessis Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive account how school leaders conceptualize the notion of school improvement and school effectiveness in a South African school context. The various authors have critically examined crucial themes, accentuating school improvement and school effectiveness and encapsulating the pertinent perspectives of curriculum leadership, resource management, professional development, school administration, school development planning, inclusion and equity, student management and the role of school management teams. This book is targeted at aspiring and practicing school leaders, school administrators, policy-makers and scholars of school leadership and management across different levels who intend positively changing the education landscape of not only South Africa, but also other developing and underdeveloped countries.

Author : Nick Taylor,Johan Muller,Penny Vinjevold
Publisher : Pearson South Africa
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : 1868912426

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Getting Schools Working by Nick Taylor,Johan Muller,Penny Vinjevold Pdf

A systematic review of research projects into the state of education in South Africa.

Author : Julia V. Clark
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400743571

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Closing the Achievement Gap from an International Perspective by Julia V. Clark Pdf

In a changing world that demands new skills, a vital concern of public education is the gap in academic performance between low- and high-achieving students. There is no excuse for the achievement gaps that persist among poor and minority students in schools today. All students can succeed at high levels, regardless of race, ethnicity and economic background. Several countries have successfully confronted inequities in achievement, demonstrating that any school can close achievement gaps regardless of the community they serve, and that all students can achieve at high levels when they are provided with the right opportunities. This book is about understanding what factors selected countries have applied to promote progress and what factors contribute to progress in the closing of achievement gaps. It is about creating opportunities for all students. Closing the Achievement Gap from an International Perspective: Transforming STEM for Effective Education is written in response to rising concern for the improvement of quality education – especially in mathematics and science – provided to all students. The contributors take a systematic view of the subject, beginning with a cross-national analysis of teacher qualifications and the achievement gap that spans 50 countries. The content of the book is organized in sections describing education around the globe: North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Individual chapters offer close-up analysis of efforts to close achievement gaps in the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, England, Turkey, China, South Africa and Australia among many others. The contributors provide information on the achievement gap in mathematics and science, review current research, and present strategies for fostering improvement and raising performance with a focus on school-related variables that adversely affect educational outcomes among poor and minority students. The authors of the various chapters looked at how students’ data correlated with classroom practices, teacher instruction and academic programming, as part of their efforts to measure student growth. Qualitative and quantitative data are provided to provide evidence not only of the problem, but also for the solution. The book concludes with a chapter on promoting equality and equity to shrink the achievement gap worldwide.

Author : Yusuf Sayed,Anil Kanjee,Mokubung Nkomo
Publisher : HSRC Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education and state
ISBN : 0796924074

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The Search for Quality Education in Post-arpartheid South Africa by Yusuf Sayed,Anil Kanjee,Mokubung Nkomo Pdf

"This book considers these issues by reviewing selected large-scale interventions to improve education quality in South African schools. These interventions include the District Development Support Programme (DDSP), the Education Quality Improvement Partnership Programme (EQUIP), the IMBEWU programme, the Integrated Education Program (IEP), the Khanyisa School Programme, the Learning for Living (LFL) Project, and the Quality Learning Project (QLP). It locates these interventions by providing a chronology of education policy development in South Africa since 1994 as well as engaging with key debates about the notion of education quality. Furthermore, it invites policy-makers to critically review and reflect on the changes to improve education quality in South Africa since 1994. By bringing together academics, policy-makers and practitioners to reflect on education development the book sheds light on the continuous but elusive search for quality education for all. In so doing, the book provides a basis for a critical conversation about the history of education change in post-apartheid South Africa, and the implications for interventions aimed at improving education quality."--Publisher's note

Author : Tsediso Michael Makoelle,Thabo Makhalemele.,Pierre du Plessis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000413892

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School Leadership for Democratic Education in South Africa by Tsediso Michael Makoelle,Thabo Makhalemele.,Pierre du Plessis Pdf

School Leadership for Democratic Education in South Africa explores the democratization and modernization of education in South Africa, analyzing the state of school leadership in South African schools from the time of the new democratic education dispensation in 1994 to the present day. The book maps out what the future of education in South Africa could look like and explores the most conducive educational environments for change in South African schools. It adopts a critical approach to analyzing leadership and management in the context of school governance, school effectiveness, teacher development, multiculturalism and equity in education. Contributions explore the democratization and modernization of education in South Africa through examining different perspectives, achievements and challenges, and also consider issues around access to technology, language policy and the curriculum along with new literature on selected aspects of leadership. This book will be of great interest for researchers, scholars, and students in the fields of educational leadership, sociology of education, and teacher education.

Author : Tsediso M. Makoelle
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781928355038

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Inclusive Teaching in South Africa by Tsediso M. Makoelle Pdf

Inclusive education presupposes an all-inclusive approach where all learners are taught in regular classrooms, regardless of background, disability or social context. While there has been much debate, indications are that inclusive education has been gaining momentum. The book is divided into six coherent sections that address the how of inclusive education both inside and outside of the classroom.

Author : Mr.Montfort Mlachila,Tlhalefang Moeletsi
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498301855

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Struggling to Make the Grade: A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Weak Outcomes of South Africa’s Education System by Mr.Montfort Mlachila,Tlhalefang Moeletsi Pdf

While South Africa has made significant improvements in basic and tertiary education enrollment, the country still suffers from significant challenges in the quality of educational achievement by almost any international metric. The paper finds that money is clearly not the main issue since the South Africa’s education budget is comparable to OECD countries as a percent of GDP and exceeds that of most peer sub-Saharan African countries in per capita terms. The main explanatory factors are complex and multifaceted, and are associated with insufficient subject knowledge of some teachers, history, race, language, geographic location, and socio-economic status. Low educational achievement contributes to low productivity growth, and high levels of poverty, unemployment, and inequality. Drawing on the literature, the paper sketches some policy considerations to guide the debate on what works and what does not.

Author : Patricia Stringer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789462093294

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Capacity Building for School Improvement by Patricia Stringer Pdf

At a time when there is a high demand for capacity building in schools, many administrators and practitioners find little if any empirical studies on how this can be achieved in practice. Through the eyes of an experienced researcher, schoolteacher, senior administrator and university lecturer, this book captures how a low decile school in New Zealand successfully built its capacity for improvement. Dr. Patricia Stringer allows the reader, who could be anyone with an interest in education, leadership and school development, to identify contextual problems and difficulties that limit capacity building and suggests pathways to overcome them. This is an easy to read and enjoyable book, but, one that digs deep into practice. The researcher spent over a year working with the staff, board and parents of this school discovering and recording authentic information about this school’s successful journey to success. For the researcher, this was an exciting experience; one that needs to be shared with the wider educational community. A must read book.

Author : Shaun Rawolle,Muriel Wells,Louise Paatsch,Russell Tytler,Coral Campbell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789812879318

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Improving Schools by Shaun Rawolle,Muriel Wells,Louise Paatsch,Russell Tytler,Coral Campbell Pdf

This unique book explores school improvement policy – from its translation into national contexts and school networks to its implementation in leader and teacher practices in individual schools and classrooms within this network of schools and its impact on students’ learning. It draws on multiple conceptual and theoretical resources to explore the complexities attached to a school improvement process in a network of schools in Australia. These conceptual and theoretical resources include discourse, practice, representation and network, concepts common to both policy research as well as studies of leadership and classroom practice. They lead to a more detailed understanding of the intersections between educational policy and intervention processes, and the complex reality of school processes and teaching practices. In the book we trace the implementation of school improvement policies through its multiple phases, levels and contexts. Our data-collection and analysis methods draw on a variety of perspectives in the way different players perceive their roles and the nature of the initiative and the ways in which these intersect. The research findings are used to seek productive approaches to school improvement that combine policy integrity with local flexibility. The book contributes to the school improvement literature through its exploration of tensions between global and systemic settings and local practices and histories.

Author : Hakan Kapucu,Cüneyt Akar
Publisher : IJOPEC PUBLICATION
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781912503742

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Contemporary Challenges in Business and Life Sciences by Hakan Kapucu,Cüneyt Akar Pdf

The motivation of this book is the need for understanding the new challenges in business world, commercial or social organizations have to face some challenges such as compe- tition, economic burden, innovation, change, ethics, customer loyalty, satisfaction and so- cial responsibility. These modern challenges bring new opportunities for any organization, besides some threats. The most important way to become a developed country is to have a competitive industry in today’s global world. The other issue is also an innovation which is es- pecially considered by commercial organizations. They are finding innovative ways of making their existence in the world. On the other hand, change is an inevitable fact for any business in today’s fast-moving competitive environment. In addition, customer loyalty became as a remarkable research topic. Nevertheless, satisfaction is one of the newest challenges that means measuring how happy workers and consumers are with their working environment and life. In addition to this, nowadays, businesses started to use digital human resources sys- tems for performing human resource functions. By the way, in recent years, consumption has begun to be examined as a social process that satisfies the psychological needs such as crea- ting and presenting the self, identifying the status or social class, building relationships with others, influencing people in the environment or admiring oneself and proving themselves.

Author : Stephen E. Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351439138

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Improving Schools Through Teacher Development by Stephen E. Anderson Pdf

This book presents a story of school improvement activity in East Africa from 1985 to 2000, which focused on sustained teacher development. The core of the book consists of six evaluations of school-and district-wide school improvement projects (SIPs) supported by the Aga Khan Foundation in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. The case studies present an evolving body of knowledge about the successes and challenges of a comprehensive approach to school improvement grounded in a common set of strategic principles. The strategic principles embody the belief that the chances for quality improvement in teaching and learning are greater when change efforts *are school-based, *involve whole schools as the unit of change, *emphasize the ongoing professional development of teachers, *attend to school management and organizational conditions affecting the capacity of teachers to implement change, * prepare for the institutionalization of organizational structures and processes that enable continuous school development, and *evolve through partnerships among relevant education stakeholders. The book concludes with commentaries by international experts in school improvement and teacher development on the SIP project designs, implementation and outcomes, and on lessons that can be drawn from the projects and their evaluations for school improvement policy, practice and theory in developing and developed countries around the world.