An analysis of the nature of parental involvement in school governance

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dc.contributor.advisorKruss, G
dc.contributor.authorQonde, Gwebinkundla Felix
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Comparative Education
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Education
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-13T10:05:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-12T08:09:53Z
dc.date.available2007/03/30 08:32
dc.date.available2007/03/30
dc.date.available2013-06-13T10:05:58Z
dc.date.available2024-04-12T08:09:53Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionMagister Educationis - MEden_US
dc.description.abstractThe study is in response to the recently enacted South African Schools Act No. 84 of 1996 (SASA), which sees the legislated inclusion of parents in school governing bodies. The Act promotes four distinct representative participants or stakeholders. These include parents, who constitute the majority, educators, learners and non-teaching staff. There is an indication that the SASA has tensions, ambiguities and contradictions which could allow either "consumer market" or "citizen equity" visions to prevail in practical terms. However, I argue that the SASA in practice is becoming dominated by the consumer vision that has a danger of creating unfair competition amongst schools and perpetuating the already existing inequalities in our society. In this mini-thesis, I attempt to investigate the nature of parental involvement in school governance in practice. I focus on their responsibilities in relation to policy matters as enshrined in the SASA, their commitment to executing their functions. The aim is to determine their capacity to fulfil their responsibilities with respect to their powers and functions.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/10558
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectSchool management and organizationen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectParent-teacher relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectSchool boardsen_US
dc.subjectSchool supervisionen_US
dc.subjectSchool governing bodiesen_US
dc.titleAn analysis of the nature of parental involvement in school governanceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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