Education for all: Experiences of principals at rural secondary schools in Mpumalanga province

This article deals with the challenges in the implementation of education for all as experienced by principals in rural secondary schools in Mpumalanga. Interventions which have been implemented on national and provincial level to improve teaching and learning are not equally successful in schools c...

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Published in:	Africa education review 2011-11, Vol.8 (3), p.588-600
Main Authors:	Jooste, H., White, C.J.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Access to Education action learning Administrator Attitudes Administrator Role American culture Barriers Cultural Influences Education education for all educational change Educational leadership Empirical research Equal Education ethnographic design Ethnography Foreign Countries Gender Differences Intervention Interviews Learning Literature Reviews Policy Principals Provinces Qualitative Research Rural areas Rural Education Rural Schools School principals schools in rural areas Secondary Schools Semi Structured Interviews South Africa South Africa (Mpumalanga) Teaching Tradition
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Summary:	This article deals with the challenges in the implementation of education for all as experienced by principals in rural secondary schools in Mpumalanga. Interventions which have been implemented on national and provincial level to improve teaching and learning are not equally successful in schools countrywide. The central phenomenon of interest involved the determination of the management and leadership views of rural secondary school principals concerning their ability to ensure Education for All. A theoretical grounding of the situation was developed through a literature review. Interviews were conducted with principals in rural Mpumalanga to collect empirical data for the research. Two main aspects that emerged from the study, was the impact that change, tradition and culture have on teaching and learning in the rural secondary schools in Mpumalanga.
ISSN:	1814-6627 1753-5921