Through a mix of theory and school-based practice, and drawing on wide research, this volume provides both syntheses of educational management theory and examples of practice taken from South Africa's schools. It is aimed particularly, but not exclusively, at managers wishing to further their professional development in the field of educational management.
However, balancing this view is that presented by the Task Team on Education Management Development (Department of Education 1996, p. 32) that: most
schools presently have only a limited awareness of the potential for planning
which could be done at the school level, and they generally lack an
understanding about the skills required. This belief was also echoed in the first
chapter of this volume, which suggested that there is a lack of capacity to manage
within South African ...
'All South Africans must now unite and join hands and say we are one country, one nation, one people, marching together into the future.' - Nelson MandelaThe introduction of Curriculum 2005 and Outcomes Based Education mark both a sea change in the way in which education is offered in schools, and a challenge to all involved.This book considers the main issues in curriculum management as education switches to a more devolved framework. Key concepts and principles are analysed which can then be applied to specific contexts. Case examples are given, providing practical illustrations of how individual schools are managing aspects of the curriculum. Activities are included to encourage reflective practice and provide opportunities for personal development.Other titles in the series:Leadership and Strategic Management in South African SchoolsEdited by Jacky Lumby, David Middlewood and Eleanor KaabweManaging Human Resources in South AfricaEdited by Jacky Lumby, David Middlewood and Eleanor Kaabwe
Many teachers have only limited training and most principals and senior staff have received no specific preparation for their management roles. This series, Managing Schools in South Africa, seeks to fill that gap.
The Role of Judges in Implementing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
This book examines the record of jurisdictions in which attempts have been made at judicial enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights. Contributions provide insights into the methods, specificity, and limits of judicial enforcement. They explore the interdependence of civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights, and the permeation of the latter into interpretations of the former. The judicial approach now tends to the view that not only are both types of rights essential for human dignity, but also that economic, social and cultural rights, when not directly enforceable as such, help to elaborate civil and political rights.
