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Theses and Dissertations (Education Management and Policy Studies): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-03)This study reports on an investigation into the lived mentoring experiences of earlycareer teachers in selected Gauteng public schools. Although several studies have examined mentoring of early-career teachers, international ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004)This research study seeks to explain how the practices of teachers are affected by the implementation of multiple policies that have an impact on one aspect of the teaching practice, namely assessment. The study also ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Schools whose governing bodies only have Section 20 functions according to the South African Schools Act and are non-fee-paying-schools are disadvantaged in that they can only administer and control infrastructure but are ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Research has shown that budgeting is one of the most important aspects to ensure effective school financial management. Very little research has been conducted on the specific role principals need to play in the budgeting ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)There is a plethora of literature that argues the need of certain competencies for school leaders for them to be effective in their roles and responsibilities (Arman, Syamsul & Darman, 2016; Huber & Hiltmann, 2011; Komalasari, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Research indicates that there is a lack of understanding of the law and legal obligations among school principals. This could directly affect a principal’s ability to apply appropriate professional discretion. Without the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Teachers are the most significant influencers in learners learning and play a key role in the nation-building process by influencing the mind-set of learners. This study aimed to examine how distributive leadership can ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Underrepresented of women in leadership positions persist, more so in senior positions. This reality exists in many sectors, including the Higher Education sector globally. Many factors leading to this have been identified, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Teacher leadership is an essential research focus area in wealthy nations with well-established democracies. In South Africa, teacher leadership research is still emerging. The focus has been on shifting the role of the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-09)From the social network theory perspective, this qualitative study attempts to gain understanding regarding how heads of departments manage, maintain and develop interpersonal relationships with educators within the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The aim of this study was to understand educators' experiences of the implementation of language policy affecting foreign nationals. A body of relevant literature was reviewed and analysed to address the aim of this study. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Under neoliberal inspired educational decentralisation, the government of Zimbabwe transferred powers previously vested in the higher tiers of the education system to individual schools and local communities through ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-07)Research indicates that teachers are one of the most important stakeholders in quality of education in a country and are responsible for its improvement. However, how teachers understand and experience their role as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)There are many documented reasons why both men and women fail to complete their doctoral studies such as insufficient funding, family responsibilities as well as demotivation due to lack of progress in their research ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)It is well known that leadership plays a key role in the overall success of school and learner achievement. Therefore, this multiple case study investigates what developmental programmes and training opportunities are in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Despite considerable interest among South African scholars in learner behaviour management in South African schools, there is little literature on learner behaviour management in the context of cultural diversity. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The opportunity of studying abroad has many benefits related to long-term career and personal growth. A few months ago, South African medical students who were on the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Medical Collaboration ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)This study aimed to investigate how township secondary schools manage the family-school partnership for purposes of enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in township schools. A literature search on related subjects ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)This study examines how school principals practice relational leadership for effective school-parental engagement in a multicultural setting. In South Africa, the post-apartheid education transformation created a situation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Although there has been much research on school mergers, there has not been a strong focus on the way in which heads of departments (hereafter HoDs) in the North West province experience school mergers. This qualitative ...
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