Tshepo Magabane examines the extent of parents’ participation in decision-making on school governing bodies in relation to teacher employment A study exploring issues around school governance found that parents from upper and middle socio-economic backgrounds actively participate in decision-making at schools. The study examined six public high schools in the Bushbuckridge rural area in Mpumalanga. […]
All governing bodies must write their own constitution. Step Three helps you to develop a constitution for your governing body. What is a constitution? A constitution is a document that explains how an organisation must be run. In other words, a constitution is like a set of rules and regulations, but it also has to […]
Areas of crisis at institutions of higher education – like falling student figures and low staff morale – are often spoken about. But one deep crisis that few mention is the gender crisis in the governance and management of these institutions. The absence of women in top decision-making and influential positions and structures in higher […]
The incorporation of teacher training colleges into the tertiary system will add to the shortage of educators in the country, writes Edwin Naidu The closure of 105 teacher training colleges and the merger of certain institutions within universities and technikons will have serious repercussions for the profession in the long term, warns Johannesburg College of […]
Even before touching down on South African shores last month, Norma Reid was aware of the route she will embark as vice-chancellor at the University of the Witwatersrand. As she settles in and adjusts to the new surroundings at Wits, the Irish academic is adamant that she would have to go out and meet the […]
Award-winning academic Marie Muller, who has been the chairperson of Rand Afrikaans University’s nursing department since 1996, has been appointed as dean of the faculty of education and nursing. Muller, a recipient of a Women in Research Award by the South African Association of Women Graduates earlier this year, has had a chequered career since […]
The “bland and meaningless” National Plan on Higher Education underestimated what it would take to build a strong institutional research culture in South African universities and technikons, according to Jonathan Jansen, dean of education at the University of Pretoria. Jansen says that to build a strong research culture, expertise in each institution is necessary, good […]
Name: Neil Naidoo Age: 41 Occupation: Project manager What is project management? In today’s dynamic global business environment, organisations are forced to deliver fast, low-cost, high-quality products and services to their customers. To meet these demands, unique undertakings initiated in organisations have to be handled as projects. As the awareness of project management spreads, an […]
After a long silence due to a busy schedule, Minister of Education Kader Asmal went online for the first time last month since November. His chat over the Web focused on racism and the proposed renaming of schools carrying the names of apartheid-era leaders. “You only abolish racism by attacking racism. This idea that in […]
Deputy Minister of Education Mosibudi Mangena is leading the campaign to help South African learners and educators get to grips with maths, science and technology. This is an excerpt from his speech at the launch of the initiative Figures relating to the participation and attainment of our learners in maths and science are both alarming […]