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Theses and Dissertations (Education Management and Policy Studies): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This study seeks to explore the influence of traditional leaders on teacher appointments in rural schools. The significance of the study was influenced by the perception about the powers of traditional leaders. In rural ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Professional development has proved to be a key aspect in maintaining standards of teaching and learning; it is also needed to address change and development in the education system. However, there seems to be some oversight ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This study aimed to ascertain how teachers’ understanding and classroom practices affect the quality of Ugandan primary education. Several attempts have been made to define the concept of quality education. Both the practical ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of and the role played by the School Management Team (SMT) in supporting learners who are transitioning from primary to secondary schools. School transitioning forms ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Recent trends in the field of Economics have led to renewed interest in the teaching and learning of Economics. According to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement of the South African Department of Basic Education, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Curriculum changes have been an ongoing feature of the South African education system for the past two decades. I investigated the impact these curriculum changes have had on the working lives of rural teachers. I reviewed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)In this study the instructional leadership role of Mathematics heads of department in Limpopo secondary schools was examined. As the middle manager, the Mathematics heads of department (HoDs) need to have a vision that is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)In terms of the compulsory attendance of professional development programmes by newly appointed academics joining higher education institutions, many studies report on attendees’ experiences of the programmes and not on ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Religion plays a significant role among people. Human beings have always turned to religion for answers to critical questions about life such as reasons for existence. Religious beliefs also inform people’s conceptions ...
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Pull-push factors and international student experiences in Uganda : a case study of two universities (University of Pretoria, 2019)The purpose of this study was to examine the pull and push factors which international students took into account in their choice of Uganda and the institution at which they chose to study. The study focused on their lived ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The study reports on an investigation into the influence of the mentoring relationship on the professional development of in-service distant education student-teachers. It explored how student-teachers and their mentors ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study investigates educator perceptions of power relations and discipline in rural secondary schools. Discipline is a method of modelling character in preparation of attaining a desired goal. There is a decline of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The dissertation contributed to relevant work in the field of education law. Schools in South Africa must find appropriate ways of dealing with learner rights, which they must protect, promote, limit and fulfil as an ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study explored the nature of parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa. The relevant available research indicated that participatory input by parents should be seen as contributing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This dissertation builds on and contributes to work in the field of entrepreneurial leadership in the educational environment. Entrepreneurial leadership is a distinctive type of leadership behaviour dealing with challenges ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Social capital is prominent and available in many schools, but it would appear that it’s not always accessed or used to the benefit of the school. If a school is regarded as an effective school, where social capital is in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This was a qualitative study that used a multiple case study methodology to explore the experiences of beginner principals in school leadership and management in the Capricorn District in the Limpopo Province. Fifteen ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This qualitative research study explores and describes parents’ experiences of their engagement in their children’s formal education within the early grades by looking to understand the importance of developing accountable ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This thesis argues that changes in training and skills development in construction careers and the decline in fulltime employment opportunities in the industry have affected the absorption of new entrants. Learners struggle ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The purpose of this study was to explore whether, and how, university lecturers act as key agents of change and transformational leaders. The study determined that lecturers operationalise a capability set (essentially ...
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