Control as an instrument of effective education management in six selected secondary schools in the Brits district (North West Province)

Abstract

The essence of this study is to investigate the significance of control as an essential and effective instrument of education management, to examine in detail the concept of management control, to identify the role of educators and other stakeholders in education, gather and analyse data in order to examine the influence of proper control in effective education management and to present suggestions and recommendations for the implementation of control in order to effect good education management. Furthermore, it is hoped that this research will provide the school managers with the knowledge and skills required to:

• understand the significance of human resource management;

• identify the problems of new staff members;

• design and implement an induction programme for new teachers; and

• understand the purposes of staff development and develop appraiser skills. In conclusion recommendations regarding control as an essential instrument of effective education management for South African schools are presented.