Teacher participation in site-based management in schools: a case study
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Authors
Khoza, Shonaphi Fanecky
Issue Date
2009-08-25T10:56:39Z
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Top-down approaches , Collaborative governance , Case study , Teacher isolation , Marginalisation of teachers , Decentralisation of decision making powers , School-based management , Site-based decision making , Site-based management , Teacher participation
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Abstract
Site-based management (SBM) is recent restructuring initiative in schools. The study is carried out with the aim of investigating the extent to which teachers participate in site-based management in schools. The researcher assumes that teachers are sidelined in site-based management in schools. An extensive literature review provides a theoretical foundation of the study and exposes the nature of site-based management. The qualitative approach is used in the case study. Data are collected through interviews that were conducted between July and September 2004. The interpretive paradigm is used in data collection, analysis and interpretation.
The collected data are analysed through inductive analysis. The major research finding is that teachers are marginalised in site-based management in schools and that school-based decision making is still largely in the hands of school principals. It is recommended that principals and SMT's improve their management and leadership styles in order to allow for real participation of teachers in decision-making to take place.
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Citation
Khoza, Shonaphi Fanecky (2009) Teacher participation in site-based management in schools: a case study, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1786>