The perspectives of school management team in creating a safe learning environment

dc.contributor.advisorOgina, Teresa Auma
dc.contributor.emailu14288240@tuks.co.zaen_ZA
dc.contributor.postgraduateLetwala, Hlologelo Bridget
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T11:04:08Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T11:04:08Z
dc.date.created2022-05
dc.date.issued2021-08
dc.descriptionDissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2021.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSecondary schools in South Africa are facing many challenges one of them being unsafe school environment. Although schools have in place School Management Teams (SMTs) who oversee teaching and learning activities, such are also responsible for ensuring a safe school environment. In some South African schools, there is daily occurrence of violence; bullying; drug and alcohol use; and a growing culture of gangsterism have been reported. Despite these incidences little is known about the perspectives of SMTs regarding creating safe school environment. The aim of this study was to conceptualize safe learning school environment from the views of SMT members. I intended to establish how the SMT members in this study, namely, teachers, go about creating a safe learning environment; the challenges they experience; as well as the support they need in creating and managing a safe learning environment. The research followed a qualitative research approach and a Case Study design. Purposeful Sampling was used to select participants from three secondary schools in Brits, North West. The three schools are non-paying schools under Quintile 1, with more than 1000 learners per school. The participants included Heads of Department, Deputy Principals and School Principals. The findings from this study show the different perspectives of what contributes to unsafe and safe schools; the strategies that the SMTs take to create a safe school environment; as well as the support. Recommendations from the study are made on how to support SMTs in creating safe learning school environment.en_ZA
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_ZA
dc.description.degreeMEden_ZA
dc.description.departmentEducation Management and Policy Studiesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citation*en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherA2022
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/82986
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectSchool Management Team Perspectivesen_ZA
dc.subjectSafe-Learning Environment
dc.subjectSchool Violence
dc.subjectSchool Culture
dc.subjectSchool Safety
dc.subjectSchool Climate
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleThe perspectives of school management team in creating a safe learning environmenten_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA

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