Educator Engagement: Key to High Performance of School Operational teams in South African Secondary Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Marilyn Gibbs ◽  
Paul Poisat
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
South African ◽  
High Performance

Management of indiscipline among secondary school students in Ilembe District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-156
Author(s):  
Ntombizandile Gcelu ◽  
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Amy Sarah Padayachee ◽  
Sekitla Daniel Makhasane
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
South African ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Students ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Whole School Approach ◽  
Meaningful Relationships

South African schools are faced with a serious problem of indiscipline. The available literature reveals that despite the efforts of school administrators and teachers to instil discipline among learners, indiscipline still abounds to the extent of getting out of hand. Based on the intention of this study, a qualitative study was adopted. A qualitative-based study underpinned by the interpretive research paradigm was employed to explore the perspectives of educators in their collaborative roles in managing discipline. The sample comprised twelve educators who were purposively selected from four secondary schools in the Ilembe District, KwaZulu-Natal. A semi-structured interview schedule was used to collect the data. The findings revealed that educators should apply the school code of conduct as a whole-school approach to managing discipline to create meaningful relationships with parents as stakeholders and communicate expected behaviours with learners. It is recommended that in implementing strategies to manage discipline, learners, educators, school managers and the school governing boards of all schools should take a collaborative approach to the management of discipline in secondary schools

scholarly journals Status of astronomy in Rwanda and volunteer work at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE)

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (H16) ◽  
pp. 544-544
Author(s):  
M. Pović ◽  
P. Nkundabakura ◽  
J. Uwamahoro
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
South African ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
The South ◽  
Ongoing Effort ◽  
Physics Department ◽  
Astronomical Facility

Until 2009, astronomy was undeveloped in Rwanda, without astronomy courses at universities and schools, astronomical facilities, or any outreach programmes. With the international year of astronomy in 2009, Dr. Pheneas Nkundabakura and Dr. Jean Uwamahoro from the KIE Maths-Physics department, both graduates from the South African NASSP Programme (http://www.star.ac.za), started a program of implementing the astronomical knowledge at schools and universities. During the same year 2009, IAU donated 100 galileoscopes for the secondary schools, and several astronomy workshops were organised for the teachers. IAU donated also 5 laptops to help students and lecturers to learn and use astronomy software. With this, KIE students have now a possibility to choose astronomy/space science for their undergraduate final year research projects. Moreover, there is an ongoing effort to look for further collaboration towards establishing the first astronomical facility (observatory) in the country.

A South African Perspective of Grade 9 Learners’ Experiences of Children’s Rights

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-294
Author(s):  
Lucia Munongi ◽  
Jace Pillay
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
South African ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
Radical Approach

This study aimed to determine children’s experiences of their rights. The sample consisted of 185 Grade 9 pupils (females = 95; males = 90) randomly sampled from 13 secondary schools from Johannesburg, South Africa, from a previous study. The participants were requested to write their responses to an open-ended question: ‘What do you think of children’s rights in South Africa?’ The data were analysed using content analysis since the data from the open-ended question was qualitative in nature. Results indicated that children were aware that they have rights, and that adults were still violating them. Based on the findings and a human rights-basedframework, several recommendations were made, such as, the need to adopt a more radical approach when dealing with children’s rights and the need to encourage schools and families to develop a culture of respecting children’s rights.

Bridging the gap between sport science and coaching: A qualitative analysis of perceptions of South African coaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Alliance Kubayi ◽  
Yoga Coopoo ◽  
Abel Toriola
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sport Science ◽  
Wide Gap ◽  
Sport And Recreation ◽  
Sport Coaches ◽  
High Performance Level

There exists a wide gap between coaches’ needs and the information that is being disseminated by sport scientists. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine coaches’ perceptions concerning this bridging the knowledge gap between sport science and coaching in South Africa. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight high-performance sport coaches aged 24 to 42 years (M age = 33.50, SD = 6.44 years). Coaches participated in the study if they met the following selection criteria: (1) coaching a priority sport recommended by Sport and Recreation South Africa and (2) having been in coaching for at least five years at a high-performance level. Following a thematic analysis of the transcripts, the following three broad themes emerged: (1) sources of coaching knowledge, (2) barriers to sport science support, and (3) coaches’ thoughts about knowledge transfer. Recommendations on strategies to close the gap between sport scientists and coaches are provided.

scholarly journals Toward the identification of a phytocannabinoid-like compound in the flowers of a South African medicinal plant (Leonotis leonurus)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Hunter ◽  
M. Stander ◽  
J. Kossmann ◽  
S. Chakraborty ◽  
S. Prince ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Bioactive Compound ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Psychoactive Effects ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Use ◽  
Therapeutic Compounds ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
Leonotis Leonurus

Abstract Objective Current global trends on natural therapeutics suggest an increasing market interest toward the use and discovery of new plant-derived therapeutic compounds, often referred to as traditional medicine (TM). The Cannabis industry is currently one such focal area receiving attention, owing to the occurrence of phytocannabinoids (pCBs) which have shown promise in health-promotion and disease prevention. However, the occurrence of pCBs in other plant species are often overlooked and rarely studied. Leonotis leonurus (L.) R. Br. is endemic to South Africa with a rich history of use in TM practices amongst indigenous people and, has been recorded to induce mild psychoactive effects akin to Cannabis. While the leaves have been well-reported to contain therapeutic phytochemicals, little information exists on the flowers. Consequently, as part of a larger research venture, we targeted the flowers of L. leonurus for the identification of potential pCB or pCB-like compounds. Results Flower extracts were separated and analyzed using high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC). A single pCB candidate was isolated from HPTLC plates and, using liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS), we could successfully group this compound as a fatty amide and tentatively identified as 7,10,13,16-Docosatetraenoylethanolamine (adrenoyl-EA), a known bioactive compound.

Managing to learn: instructional leadership in South African secondary schools

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Hoadley ◽  
Pam Christie ◽  
Catherine L. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
South African

Striving for Authenticity in Learning and Teaching Black South African Choral Music

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mollie Spector Stone
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Choral Music ◽  
High Performance ◽  
World Music ◽  
Performance Expectations ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Black South African ◽  
African People

Black South African choral music has a rich and complex history rooted in the cultures and communities that first gave voice to it, in modern times contributing to the anti-apartheid struggle and the fight against AIDS. In striving to perform this world music authentically, Western choirs can introduce a sense of solidarity with and understanding of South African people, whose music is often oversimplified and westernized in published arrangements and transcriptions. This chapter provides an overview of techniques and resources directors can use in teaching this repertoire to choirs. Focus on authenticity; the importance of fully understanding the text; dancing; learning the music orally; teaching the cultural, social, political, and religious contexts of each piece; and maintaining high performance expectations. Developing an understanding of this genre encourages interest in the cultures that created it, opening the minds of all who encounter this powerful music.

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