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The Implementation Of Participative Management In Primary Schools In Tshwane West District

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  • SALTIEL K.C. MATABOGE

    (Dept Education Leadership and Management, University of South Africa, South Africa)

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The real transformation of education requires schools to abandon traditional, bureaucratic management practices and embrace a democratic, client-driven market economy. Certainly, the lack of involvement of teachers and parents in decision-making processes is detrimental to their initiative and genuine commitment to their work. A lack of participation and guidance from role-players results in dysfunctional schools. The aims of this research were to examine and determine what participatory management entails. How participatory management is implemented in Tshwane-West District primary schools? What strategies can be developed to make participatory management in primary schools in Tshwane West district more effective? An empirical study was conducted using a quantitative approach to accomplish the objectives above. This study targeted all primary school principals in the Tshwane-West district (N=98). Respondents selected were able to provide the information needed. An empirical study was conducted using a structured questionnaire. Self-constructed questionnaires were used to determine whether participatory management was implemented in primary schools in Tshwane West. The legal framework was also addressed in this study. These legislative documents include the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, No. 108 of 1996, National Education Policy Act No. 27 of 1996, South African Schools Act No. 84 of 1996, Employment of Educators Act No. 76 of 1998, the Basic Conditions of the Employment Act No. 75 of 1997 and the Gauteng Department of Education School Governance Manual. The results showed that participatory management was implemented as a prominent feature in primary schools in Tshwane West district. However, it has also emerged that participatory management remains a problematic concept for many schools.

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  • Saltiel K.C. Mataboge, 2023. "The Implementation Of Participative Management In Primary Schools In Tshwane West District," Social Sciences and Education Research Review, Department of Communication, Journalism and Education Sciences, University of Craiova, vol. 10(2), pages 250-258, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:edt:jsserr:v:10:y:2023:i:2:p:250-258
    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15254281
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    Keywords

    participative management; democratic governance; school-based management; school management teams; school governing bodies; decision-making;
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    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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