The role of the principal, teachers and students in restoring the culture of learning, teaching and service (COLT) in black secondary schools in the Pretoria region

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Lethoko, Mankolo Xaverine
Heystek, Jan
Maree, J.G. (Kobus)

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Education Association of South Africa (EASA)

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Political and social instability over many years has led to a crisis in the South African education system. One of the crucial changes and challenges that the new democracy faces is to reconstruct a society and an education system that will be able to establish a culture conducive to learning, teaching and services in schools (COLT).This article examines factors that have led to a loss of the culture of learning and teaching (COLT) in South African schools, and the characteristics of a positive culture expected by principals, teachers and students. Results indicate that although principals are attempting to influence this culture, there is little support for such changes from teachers and students.

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Culture of learning and teaching, Learning culture, COLT, Principals, Teachers, Educators, Learners, Secondary schools, South Africa

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Lethoko, MX, Heystek , J & Maree, JG 2001, 'The role of the principal, teachers and students in restoring the culture of learning, teaching and service (COLT) in black secondary schools in the Pretoria region', South African Journal of Education, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 311-317, [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_educat.html]