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Research Articles (Education Management and Policy Studies)
Recent Submissions
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Mthembu, Pinkie; Blose, Sibonelo; Mkhize, Bongani Nhlanhla
(University of Venda, 2024-12)
The responsibility of education districts across contexts is to deliver multidimensional
support towards teaching and learning. One of the dimensions
through which the support is transmitted is the circuit management ...
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Ogunbayo, Shakirat Bola; Mhlanga, Nontuthuzelo
(University of Venda, 2024-09)
One of the sectors that have been significantly affected by the Covid-19
pandemic is education. In Nigeria, before the outbreak, the education system
focused solely on face-to-face teaching and learning. Learners in both ...
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Mkhabele, Thelma Sasavona; Kgwete, Ephraim Matala; Sing, Nevensha
(University of the Free State, 2024-12)
The need for induction is to prepare newly appointed teachers for
the classroom and to adapt to the school’s environment and culture.
Schools approach teacher induction differently. The argument of
this study is that ...
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Kgwete, Ephraim Matala
(Education Association of South Africa, 2025-02)
The COVID-19 pandemic presented the world with many challenges – some of which were unprecedented challenge for
school leaders. The South African Department of Education (DoE) introduced a new threshold qualification, an ...
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Blose, Sibonelo; Mbatha, Ayanda
(Sage, 2025)
South African communities may be viewed in three categories – rural, semi-urban and urban. These communities are unequal in terms of infrastructure and economic opportunities, among other things. The inequities among the ...
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Nthontho, Maitumeleng Albertina
(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
Religion not only promotes tolerance among societies with different backgrounds, but also serves to enhance human society. In contrast, however, religion is seen to be the cause of conflict and division around the world. ...
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Tai, Yu‑Hung; Nwachukwu, Precious Toby T.; LePage, Ben A.; Fang, Wei‑Ta
(BMC, 2024-06)
BACKGROUND: The literature for assessing online and offline shopping behaviours that are linked to intelligent robotic
goods and services is inadequate. In this study, we applied the Theory of Planned Behaviour model for ...
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Jansen, Christa; Du Plessis, Andre F.
(Sage, 2023-01)
Education leadership literature indicates that relatively little attention has been given to the specific duties and responsibilities of South African deputy principals in comparison with other leadership and management ...
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Kruger, Johan; Beckmann, Johan L.; Du Plessis, Andre
(North-West Unversity, 2024-01)
On 13 October 2017, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) published Government Gazette No 41178 pertaining to the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (hereinafter BELA). The draft bill proposes to amend certain sections ...
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So-Oabeb, Josef Haitale Shingoya; Du Plessis, Andre F.; Masenge, Andries
(AOSIS, 2024-03)
BACKGROUND : Namibian education is faced with a concern of poor-quality teaching and
learning. One way of seeking to address this is through the professional development of
teachers. Therefore, this study examined ...
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Ogegbo, Ayodele Abosede; Aina, Adebunmi Yetunde
(Springer, 2024-06)
This paper presents findings of an investigation on students’ attitudes towards coding and its relationship with interest in STEM-related careers. A concurrent mixed-method research design involving a pre-intervention-in ...
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Smit, Brigitte
(South African Association for Language Teaching, 1996-04)
In 1994, South Africa has witnessed the collapse of Apartheid, which proves that socio and political changes and shifts can occur peacefully when a critical number of people come to realize that old ways of doing things ...
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Morowane, Sam Mokgapego; Marishane, Ramodike Nylon
(Education Association of South Africa, 2024-08)
The high level of inequality in South Africa has widened the gap between rural and urban schools, and the performance of rural schools has been continuously declining compared to urban schools. Poor performance in rural ...
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Koboyatau, Annah; Mthiyane, Siphiwe
(Noyam Publishers, 2023-03)
The purpose of this study was to explore the conceptualisation, practices and
experiences of Education managers and practitioners regarding service
delivery in the Botswana basic education sector. The study used a ...
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So-Oabeb, Josef Haitale Shingoya; Du Plessis, A. (Andre)
(University of the Free State, 2023-06-30)
Using a blend of functional, distributed, and instructional
leadership theories as a theoretical lens, this article presents the
perspectives of Namibian principals, heads of departments (HODs)
and teachers on the various ...
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Beyers, René; Du Plessis, A. (Andre)
(University of the Free State, 2023-06-30)
Through the lens of the contextual intelligence theory, this article
utilises previous empirical research studies as a base to support
the application of professional discretion practices of public-school
principals. ...
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Sebidi, Simon Diatleng; Aina, Adebunmi Yetunde; Kgwete, Ephraim Matala
(University of the Free State, 2023-12-13)
The demand for proper financial management in schools is dictated
by the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996, Section 43(1) (RSA,
1996), according to which public schools must retain a suitably
qualified accountant ...
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Tshabalala, Goodness Xolile; Nthontho, Maitumeleng Albertina
(Education Association of South Africa, 2024-05)
In the study reported on here we explored the experiences of primary school principals in the implementation of educational policy change from an educational policy implementation (hereafter, EPI) theory perspective. With ...
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Serakwane, Jane Mathukhwane; Herman, Chaya
(University of Venda, 2022-02)
This article explores learner behaviour management practices of teachers in culturally diverse classrooms in a South African high school. The theoretical underpinnings of culturally responsive classroom management are used ...
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Bhengu, Thamsanqa Thulani; Blose, Sibonelo
(University of Venda, 2022-05)
Continuing learning is significant for teachers to keep up with the ever-changing demands and challenges associated with their work. As senior leaders in schools, whose key responsibility is to promote the education of ...
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