The impact of management on learner performance : Nhlophenkulu area
Date
2009-03
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Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Abstract
This study focuses on the effect of management on learner performance in secondary schools. The Grade 12 senior certificate results are used in the study as a standard benchmark. The researcher acknowledges that there may be other factors that contribute to poor performance of learners. A case study of schools in Nongoma (Nhlophenkulu circuit) was used. The three schools that were selected in the case study represent the best performing school in Grade 12 results for the past three years; the middle performing school in Grade 12 results for the past three years; and the poor performing school in Grade 12 for the past three years. In investigating the problem the researcher used both observations and a questionnaire as a way of collecting data information in the selected schools. The middle and the poor performing schools’ problems pointed to the poor management of the schools under study. In the best performing school the analysis of the data revealed that the school was well managed with support structures in and outside the school. It could therefore be deduced that management does have an impact on learner performance. The findings further revealed that a school can not operate in isolation but needs other stakeholders and outside assistance.
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Thesis (MPA (Public Management and Planning))--University of Stellenboch, 2009.
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School management and organization -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal, Educational leadership -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal, Academic achievement -- South Africa -- KwaZulu-Natal, Dissertations -- Public management and planning, Theses -- Public management and planning