Bak, NellekeBeukes, Cecil JosephFaculty of Education2013-05-282024-04-122007/03/192007/03/192013-05-282024-04-122004https://hdl.handle.net/10566/10559Magister Educationis - MEdThe aim of this thesis is to investigate the motivation for the proposed Education Management Development Centres (EMDCs). It also addresses what improvements to the current system EMDCs are supposed to make and how EMDCs hope to enhance collaboration between the Western Cape Education Department and local schools. It also look at the role of the proposed EMDCs and specifically focus on how they hope to promote better inter-sectoral support between the Western Cape Education Department and local schools.enEducational changeSouth Africa Western CapeSchool improvement programsSchool management and organizationThesisUniversity of the Western Cape