Capacity-building for educational managers in South Africa: a case study of the Mpumalanga Province |
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| Authors: | Philip C Van der Westhuizen M J Mosoge H J van Vuuren |
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| Institution: | Graduate School of Education, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Wide-ranging changes in the education system have rendered many serving school principals ineffective in the management of their schools. Many of these serving principals lack basic management training prior to and after their entry into headship. Changes in education thus increase their problems and this causes untold harm to the education of the learners. This research deals with the quantitative data and qualitative analysis about the perceptions of 172 principals and 28 district/circuit managers in the Mpumalanga Province on their satisfaction with the programme and its effectiveness in facilitating learning.Questionnaires were used to gather the above data that was subsequently analysed using mean scores, frequencies and percentages. Responses from open-ended questions, in addition to the structured questionnaires, were recorded and categorised for the purpose of qualitative analysis.Results of the research show that principals and district/circuit managers were satisfied to very satisfied with the quality and adequacy of their training and agreed that the training was effective to very effective. A general tendency of higher mean scores among district/circuit managers than among principals was observed. Findings from the qualitative analysis supported and elaborated on the findings of the quantitative data. |
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| Keywords: | Education development Management capacity-building Training Development Effectiveness School principals |
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