Die evaluering van skoolbeleid : 'n gevallestudie van ses geselekteerde skole in Kimberley

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The transformation of education in South Africa has provided broader and betteropportunities to school communities to make more purposeful and effective changesto the culture of learning. The primary focus of this research is to accentuate theimportance of school policy and its role in the management structure of the school.The new South African Schools Act (1996) allows for greater parent involvement,responsibility, power and rights. Consequently the governing body has beenallocated decision-making powers regarding school policy formulation.A literature study to discuss the broad concept of educational policy and relatedconcepts such as education system, governance and school policy, was undertaken.There was a specific focus on three policy areas, namely admission policy, disciplinepolicy and uniform policy as well as the formulation of policy in schools.Empirical research was done at six selected schools through unstructured interviewswith the persons concerned to collect the data. Policy gives direction, serves as apoint of departure and gives power to the organisation. Written policy documentswere absent at most of the schools due to the fact of insufficient training in policyformulation. Recommendations from the literature study could be useful to schools infulfilling their needs.Key words: School policy; School management; Governance; Admission policy;Discipline policy; Uniform policy.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University