Impact of performance evaluation on service rendering by the Department of Education in the Lady Frere District at selected schools (2010-2011)
- Authors: Ngodwane, Anele Anthony
- Date: 2012-01
- Subjects: Performance standards , Education and state , School management and organization
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/26437 , vital:65312
- Description: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of performance evaluation on the service rendering by the department of education. There have been studies made around performance management system but to my knowledge it was the first of this nature in Lady Frere District. Performance Management System has not been a success ever since its implementation. A lot had happened in our country from apartheid era to the present democratic dispensation. Among the achievements South Africa masters is the ability to formulate or the formulation of policies but its weakness is on the implementation. Performance management system is among the policies that were developed but its implementation has never been a success. Its main aim is to enhance service delivery and attempt to make government effective and efficient. This research considers if performance management system and performance evaluation might address the question of service delivery in the Department of Education in Lady Frere District. Findings on this research spell it out that effective implementation performance management system will lead to an enhanced service delivery. , Thesis (MPA) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce , 2012
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- Date Issued: 2012-01
Narratives of curriculum adaptations: teacher challenges in the face of curriculum reform
- Authors: Harricharan, Romila
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Curriculum change , Basic education , Education -- South Africa , Education -- Curricula , Education and state
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MEd
- Identifier: vital:9449 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008618 , Curriculum change , Basic education , Education -- South Africa , Education -- Curricula , Education and state
- Description: Prior to the landmark 1994 democratic elections the South African education system was unequal and departmentalised. The transformation in South African politics was reflected in the changes implemented in the education curriculum. A massive shift in the basic education process was put into operation, in an attempt to create an amalgamated system which would equally benefit all learners (Hackenberg, 2002:20). These curriculum alterations created a lot of dissatisfaction and a sense of frustration among the teaching fraternity (Maphalala, 2006:7 and Knight, 2005:27). The basis of this study focuses on my concern that teachers, already tense and overworked, face many challenges when curriculum modifications occur, and may find it extremely difficult to cope with them. The associated challenges may lead to excess stress, adversity and teachers becoming ill. For this research study I evaluated how teachers confront and cope with the challenges associated with changes to curriculum. The method and success of these coping skills and the management of curriculum revision is directly linked to certain issues, which may exacerbate problems stemming from these changes and have negative effects of on the teachers themselves. This study is a narrative of teachers’ experiences and was primarily conducted in the Umlazi Circuit of the KwaZulu Natal Department of Education. Purposive sampling was utilised by me, whereby the respondents, teachers who had over twenty years of teaching experience, were carefully selected from four primary schools and one secondary school. The study used the qualitative research approach within the interpretive paradigm, allowing for an in-depth insight into the challenges faced by teachers with changes to the curriculum. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and observation. The data was later analysed using codes, themes and categories. This analysis revealed that curriculum changes cause teachers to experience many challenges in the classroom. These challenges include, amongst others, lack of resources; discipline problems; excessive workloads; overcrowded classrooms; and insufficient professional development workshops.
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- Date Issued: 2011