The realities of educator support in a South African school district

dc.contributor.authorNkambule, Gugulethu
dc.contributor.authorAmsterdam, Christina E.N.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-28T09:54:11Z
dc.date.available2018-05-28T09:54:11Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores support in primary schools in a single South African school district. The literature suggests an increased need for educator support in South Africa due to a myriad of curricular changes in the aftermath of apartheid, as well as a teacher corps that is ill-prepared for the demands posed by curricular reform. Documented research showed educator support that is inadequate, leaving educators feeling unsupported and ill-equipped to face the challenges presented by the new education system. A qualitative approach located in an interpretive paradigm was adopted for this study while the requisite data were gathered by means of both individual and focus group interviews involving twenty participants from three primary schools in one school district. In addition, documents were requested from the schools, meetings were observed, and a cluster workshop was attended. The main finding of the study was that there is limited evidence of support for primary school educators in the South African school district studied. A key recommendation was that more curriculum instructors and heads of department be employed to increase the capacity of support for primary school educators.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentEducation Management and Policy Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajournalofeducation.co.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNkambule, G. & Amsterdam, C. 2018, 'The realities of educator support in a South African school district', South African Journal of Education, vol. 38, no. 1, art. no. 1433, pp. 1-11.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-0100 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2076-3433 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.15700/saje.v38n1a1433
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/65036
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherEducation Association of South Africaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2018, South African Journal of Education. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.en_ZA
dc.subjectEducator supporten_ZA
dc.subjectProfessional developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectOrganisational supporten_ZA
dc.subjectQuality assuranceen_ZA
dc.subjectQuality teaching and learningen_ZA
dc.subjectTeacher supporten_ZA
dc.titleThe realities of educator support in a South African school districten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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