- Title
- The role of Teacher Unions in the governance of schools in Mthatha District of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
- Creator
- Viti, Anderson Madodomzi
- Subject
- Teachers Unions -- School Governance Labour Unions -- School management -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Date Issued
- 2015
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- M Ed
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/1278
- Identifier
- vital:30789
- Description
- The study sought to investigate the role of teacher unions in the implementation of policies in the Department Of Education in Mthatha District. The study developed out of complaints and a lot of noise that has been done by the public towards the department of education complaining about lack of commitment and necessary enforcement of policies. This has been noticed after 1994 when teacher unions became more vocal and played a noticeable role in the education system. Many teachers became members of teacher unions and the department of education has to involve teacher unions in the decisions that it has to take. Teachers began to have rights to an extent that when they feel like striking they began to have a right to do so. Schools now began to be in totally governed by SGBs. Teachers and particularly the principals and their SMTs no longer have power to enforce any of the policies to teachers and as well as to learners. It was for that reason that the researcher became interested in conducting a study on the role played by teacher unions in the implementation of policies by the DOE in Mthatha District. In the study both qualitative and quantitative research methodology has been used. Questioners have been used to collect data. In the process of collecting data 5 schools within Mthatha district were selected. All these schools were on the Mqanduli part of Mthatha District because by the time the sturdy was started researcher was working as a principal in Mqanduli. Among schools that were selected there were 2 senior secondary schools and 3 junior secondary schools. From each school a sample of 5 educators was purposely ii selected according to their duties in running g the school i.e. in each school there has to be one or two members of the SMT. The position of the person in the SMT was not considered as long as the person is serving in the SMT. Also it was considered that people who are selected are members of a teacher union regardless of which teacher union. Some of the main findings of the study were: teacher unions are confusing the SMTs in that they sometimes get confused in knowing who to listen to between the department of education and the teacher unions. Teacher unions are sometimes helpful in that they train their members in understanding the professionalism that is required at work. Sometimes teacher unions have a tendency of protecting their members even if they act irresponsible. Among many recommendations that the researcher has done he has recommended that there must be constant meetings between all stakeholders in the education system to avoid unnecessary clashes. All parties concerned about the education system must respect the learner and as such he must be always at the centre of the education system. Also those SGB members who are expected to develop policies for their schools must be trained.
- Format
- xiii, 81 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Walter Sisulu University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Walter Sisulu University
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