Twenty Years of Education Transformation in Gauteng 1994 to 2014.

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Twenty Years of Education Transformation in Gauteng 1994 to 2014: An Independent Review presents a collection of 15 important essays on different aspects of education in Gauteng since the advent of democracy in 1994. These essays talk to what a provincial education department does and how and why it...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maringe, Felix
Otros Autores: Prew, Martin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cape Town : African Minds, 2015.
Temas:
Education > South Africa > Gauteng.
Education > South Africa.
School management and organization > Parent participation > Law and legislation > South Africa > Gauteng.
School management and organization > Parent participation > South Africa > Gauteng.
Administration scolaire > Participation des parents > Afrique du Sud > Gauteng.
Short stories.
EDUCATION > Essays.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Reference.
Education
School management and organization > Parent participation
School management and organization > Parent participation > Law and legislation
South Africa
South Africa > Gauteng
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • List of Acronyms
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • CHAPTER 1
  • INTRODUCTION
  • The book
  • The province
  • The structure of the book
  • References
  • Policy and Planning
  • CHAPTER 2
  • GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: A POLICY REVIEW
  • Introduction
  • Policy-making in the context of concurrent powers
  • Policy review: An outline of policy to 2013
  • The GDE's policy and legislative development since 1994
  • Translating policy intentions: Equitable access and quality in Gauteng?
  • Improving education quality in South Africa: Strategies and plans
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Implementation Frameworks and Systems
  • CHAPTER 3
  • TWENTY YEARSOF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN GAUTENG: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
  • Introduction
  • The curriculum
  • The policy and legislative context
  • South Africa's major curriculum thrusts
  • Factors contributing to curricular success in Gauteng
  • Capacity-building programmes
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Curricular challenges in Gauteng
  • Prospective strategies for enhancing further curricular success in Gauteng
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • CHAPTER 4
  • STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE OF SYSTEMS, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, ROLES AND POWERS
  • Structure and governance of systems overview
  • Minzberg's organisational model
  • The development of education districts
  • Management structures
  • Transformation of structures and systems (1994-2014)
  • Stakeholder involvement and governance: Towards collaboration in education
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • CHAPTER 5
  • FINANCING EDUCATION IN GAUTENG: USING THE BUDGET TO IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Education financing policy development
  • Cost Drivers
  • Budget trends and analysis
  • Programme budgets
  • Key challenges
  • Conclusion
  • References.
  • CHAPTER 6
  • RESOURCING PUBLIC ORDINARY SCHOOLS
  • Introduction
  • Resource targeting
  • Post provisioning
  • Learning and teaching support materials (LTSM)
  • Physical infrastructure
  • Summary of achievements
  • CHAPTER 7
  • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  • Introduction
  • Purpose and structure of the chapter
  • National context of HRM & D
  • Human resource development in the GDE
  • Achievements and challenges
  • A framework for human resource management and development
  • The theoretical perspective
  • Five key HRM focus areas
  • Analysis of the five key HRM focus areas
  • Human resource organisational strategy and planning
  • Organisational capacity
  • Human resources practices
  • Human resource utilisation and development
  • Capacity building
  • Learnerships, internships and youth training programmes
  • Gender and disability
  • Employee wellness
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • CHAPTER 8
  • TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Introduction
  • The first period: Up to 2009
  • The second period: After 2009
  • CAPS orientation training: General curriculum knowledge
  • The Teacher Development Strategy (TDS): Learning to teach better with lesson plans
  • The GPLMS: Learning to teach with compulsory lesson plans, coach support and monitoring
  • Post-2009 changes
  • Teacher knowledge: Lessons to be learnt
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Implementation Processes
  • CHAPTER 9
  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASES OF SCI-BONO DISCOVERY CENTRE AND THE MATTHEW GONIWE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
  • Introduction
  • Sci-Bono Discovery Centre
  • The Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance
  • Conclusion
  • Recommendations
  • References
  • CHAPTER 10
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELDS INGAUTENG
  • Introduction
  • Contextualising ECE
  • Possibilities for change: A new ECE initiative.
  • The Gauteng Department of Education
  • A time of transition
  • Narrowing the ECE lens: Implementing the Grade R year
  • Expanding ECE services
  • Strengthening and supporting ECE services
  • Conclusion: Challenges and recommendations
  • References
  • CHAPTER 11
  • WORKING TOWARDS EDUCATION FOR ALL IN GAUTENG
  • Background: Special needs provision in South Africa
  • Inclusive education as an international trend in education
  • Inclusive education in South Africa
  • Inclusive education in Gauteng
  • Gauteng's Inclusion Strategy
  • Barriers to learning in Gauteng
  • Special schools
  • Ordinary schools
  • Full-service schools
  • District-based support teams (DBSTs)
  • Capacity-building among teachers
  • Budgetary allocation
  • Challenges to inclusive education in the province
  • Summary of conclusion and recommendations
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • CHAPTER 12
  • ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN GAUTENG 1994-2014: DREAM, REALITY, POSSIBILITY
  • Introduction
  • Adult education in the PWV (Gauteng) at the start of 1994
  • What lay behind the dream of adult education policy?
  • The dream of 1994
  • 2004: Adult education in the complexity of implementation
  • Implementing national AET policy in Gauteng
  • 2014: New life for AET on a stable institutional footing?
  • Some thoughts about 2014 and beyond
  • References
  • CHAPTER 13
  • A CASE OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS: THE TRANSFORMATION OF FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING COLLEGES IN GAUTENG
  • Introduction
  • The pre-merger context: 1994-1999
  • The FET White Paper and Act: 1998-2002
  • Post-merger transformation 2003-2008
  • Recapitalisation
  • The FET Colleges Act 2006
  • Curriculum transformation
  • Post-2009: Formation of the DHET and the onset of migration
  • Lessons and conclusions
  • References
  • CHAPTER 14
  • CHANGE, ACCESS, QUALITY AND CHOICE:THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SECTOR IN GAUTENG 1994-2014.
  • Introduction
  • A changing sector
  • Growth
  • How can this rapid growth be explained?
  • Socio-economic spread
  • Better education
  • Different education
  • Educators
  • Equity
  • Scholarships and bursaries
  • Legislative and regulatory framework
  • Changing administration
  • Registration
  • Subsidies
  • Curriculum
  • Accountability
  • Current problems
  • Collaboration and partnerships
  • Recommendations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Interventions to Improve Schools, their Measurement and Assessment of Impact
  • CHAPTER 15
  • EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES IN GAUTENG 1995-2011: AN OVERVIEW OF PROVINCIAL PERFORMANCE IN STANDARDISED ASSESSMENTS
  • Introduction
  • Why measure what learners are learning?
  • How do we measure what learners have learnt?
  • Provincial performance in standardised assessments: 1994-2002
  • TIMSS 2002 to TIMSS 2011 (Grade 9)
  • Other assessments of educational achievement
  • Provincial performance in Grade 12 (matric)
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • CHAPTER 16
  • THE CARROT AND THE STICK: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT THROUGH SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
  • Introduction
  • Phase I
  • Phase II
  • Phase III
  • Phase IV
  • Secondary School Improvement Project (SSIP)
  • Getting the foundations right: The Gauteng Primary Language and Mathematics Strategy (GPLMS)
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Back cover.

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