The role of parents in South African schools remains problematic as it is undercut by many challenges such as the failure of schools to promote and embrace and value their participation in the education of their children. Parents also face multiple challenges such as low education levels, unemployment and poverty, which render them unable to contribute meaningfully to their children’s learning. The study explored the way the school governing bodies (SGBs) and parents participated in the activities of high schools in Tshwane South. Previous studies on the topic focused on the duties and responsibilities of school governing bodies and parents from local and international perspectives. A qualitative research approach was used, employing research methods that included observations, semi-structured interviews and document analysis. A case study research design was used to determine how the SGBs and parents operated in six purposively selected high schools in Tshwane South. From each school, the principal, the SGB chairperson, the secretary or treasurer of the SGB and one parent were chosen to participate in the study, leading to a total of 24 participants. The findings showed that the Department of Basic Education did not provide sufficient support to the SGBs and parents in their duties and responsibilities. The SGBs were further constrained by a lack of resources and training in rendering their services. To address these challenges, it is recommended that the Department of Basic Education should intensify its support to schools and offer training workshops for the SGBs to enable them to perform their roles and responsibilities effectively.
Die rol van ouers in Suid-Afrikaanse skole bly problematies vanweë vele onderliggende uitdagings, soos skole se versuim om hul deelname in die opvoeding van hul kinders te bevorder, aan te gryp en te waardeer. Ouers moet ook talle struikelblokke te bowe kom – lae opvoedingsvlakke, werkloosheid en armoede kan byvoorbeeld veroorsaak dat hulle nie in staat is om om ’n sinvolle bydrae tot hul kinders se leer te lewer nie. Die studie het ondersoek ingestel na die manier waarop ouers en skoolbeheerliggame aan die aktiwiteite van hoërskole in Tshwane-Suid deelgeneem het. Vorige studies oor die onderwerp het gefokus op die pligte en verantwoordelikhede van skoolbeheerliggame en ouers vanuit plaaslike en internasionale perspektiewe. ’n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsbenadering is gevolg en navorsingsmetodes wat gebruik is sluit waarnemings, halfgestruktureerde onderhoude en dokumentontleding in. ’n Gevallestudie-navorsingsontwerp is gebruik om te bepaal hoe die skoolbeheerliggame en ouers in ses doelbewus gekose hoërskole in Tshwane-Suid te werk gegaan het. Van elke skool is die hoof, die voorsitter van die beheerliggaam, die sekretaris of tesourier van die beheerliggaam, en een ouer gekies om aan die studie deel te neem. Daar was altesaam 24 deelnemers. Die resultate het getoon dat die Departement van Basiese Onderwys nie voldoende ondersteuning aan die skoolbeheerliggame en ouers gebied het in die nakoming van hul pligte en verantwoordelikhede nie. Dienslewering deur die skoolbeheerliggame is verder bemoeilik deur ’n gebrek aan hulpbronne en opleiding. Om hierdie struikelblokke te bowe te kom, word aanbeveel dat die Departement van Basiese Onderwys sy ondersteuning aan skole verbeter en opleidingswerkswinkels vir skoolbeheerliggame aanbied om hulle in staat te stel om hul rolle en verantwoordelikhede doeltreffend te vervul.
Karolo ya batswadi dikolong tsa Afrika Borwa e sa le bothata ka ge e fokotswa ke ditlhohlo tse ntsi tsa go swana le go palelwa ga dikolo go tswetsapele le go amogela le go tseela godimo go tsea karolo ga bona thutong ya bana ba bona. Batswadi gape ba lebane le ditlhohlo tse ntsi tsa go swana le maemo a fase a thuto, tlhokego ya mesomo le bohloki, tseo di ba dirago gore ba se kgone go tsenya letsogo ka tshwanelo thutong ya bana ba bona. Nyakisiso ye e lekotse ka fao makgotlataolo a dikolo (SGB) le batswadi ba tserego karolo medirong ya dikolo tse di phagamego ka Borwa bja Tshwane. Dinyakisiso tsa peleng mabapi le hlogotaba ye di be di seditse kudu mesomo le maikarabelo a makgotlataolo a dikolo le batswadi go ya ka dipono tsa ka mo gare ga naga le maemong boditshabatshaba. Go somisitswe mokgwa wa nyakisiso ya khwalithethifi, woo o somisago mekgwa ya nyakisiso yeo e bego e akaretsa tshekatsheko ya dipono, dipoledisano tseo di rulagantswego seripa le ditokomane. Tlhamo ya nyakisiso ya kheisisetati e somisitswe go bona gore diSGB le batswadi ba soma bjang dikolong tse tshela tse di phagamego tseo di kgethilwego go ya ka morero ka Borwa bja Tshwane. Go tswa sekolong se sengwe le se sengwe, hlogo ya sekolo, modulasetulo wa SGB, mongwaledi goba moswaramatlotlo wa SGB le motswadi o tee ba kgethilwe go tsea karolo nyakisisong ye, ka palomoka ya bakgathatema ba 24. Dikutollo di bontshitse gore Kgoro ya Thuto ya Motheo ga se ya fa diSGB le batswadi thekgo ye e lekanego mo mesomong le maikarabelong a bona. DiSGB di ile tsa thibelwa gape ke go hloka ditlabakelo le tlhahlo ya go aba ditirelo tsa tsona. Go rarolla ditlhohlo tse, go sisinywa gore Kgoro ya Thuto ya Motheo e swanetse go matlafatsa thekgo ya yona go dikolo le go fa diSGB dithuto tsa tlhahlo go di kgontsha go phethagatsa dikarolo le maikarabelo a tsona ka tshwanelo.