Theses and Dissertations
Permanent URI for this collection
Browse
Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Author "Kutame, A. P."
Now showing 1 - 14 of 14
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Open Access Challenges facing educators with regards to the Annual National Assessment (ANA) of Thohoyandou Cluster in Vhembe District(2015-05) Neluvhalani, Mbudziseni Olga; Kutame, A. P.The aim of this study was to investigate challenges faced by educators as far as Ana is concerned. The research used quantitative research designs in which questionnaires were used for data collection processes. The sample consisted of 80 educators (CS1 and HODs) both male and female who were randomly selected from primary schools falling under Mvudi Circuit area. The findings reveal that educators felt that ANA is impacting negatively to their day today teaching. Furthermore, educators were not provided with work-shops on ANA and would indicate that teachers know very little about this the ANAs. The study recommends that all the stakeholders especially educators, should be involved in the effective implementation of ANA in Primary schools. Professional Development workshops on ANA should be provided to all the educators to enable them opportunities to understand how such assessments work. Further studies should be undertaken in other parts of the Vhembe District as well as Limpopo Province in South Africa.Item Open Access Challenges facing female managers in rural primary schools : a case study of Dzindi Circuit(2015-02-11) Mulaudzi, Israel Creleanor; Kutame, A. P.Item Open Access Characteristics of poor performing schools within Tshinane Circuit in Vhembe District(2014-10-06) Muedi, Fhulufhelo Patrick; Kutame, A. P.While for the past three years Tshinane Circuit has been producing good results on average, there was a sudden decline in the pass rate with seven out of ten secondary schools performing below the provincial norm. Hence, the circuit was declared dysfunctional. The aim of this research was to investigate the characteristics of poor performing schools within Tshinane Circuit in the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province. The questionnaire was used to get the views from the respondents in order to determine what might be regarded as characteristics of poor performing schools. The target population were learners who failed Grade 12 in 2010. National Senior Certificate Examination, performing below the Limpopo Department of Education minimum average pass of 50%, parents who were School Governing Body Members, teachers who taught Grade 12 in 2010 and principals from each of the seven out of ten secondary schools in Tshinane Circuit. The study revealed these common characteristics among underperforming schools: inadequate physical resources, lack of discipline, ineffective and unclear policies, poor content knowledge of teachers and dysfunctional school management teams. The study recommends that intervention strategies such as provision for more extra teaching, adequate supply of resources, and retraining of teachers on content knowledge be put in place in order to improve performance in all our public schools.Item Open Access A comparative study of state funding models of basic education : implications for the provision of quality education(2013-09-17) Mashau, Takalani Samuel; Mutshaeni, H. N.; Kutame, A. P.This study "A comparative study of state funding models of basic education: implications for the provision of quality education" is about funding of public education for quality education. The study compares public funding of public education of England, United States of America and Zimbabwe. The study explored how education is funded in England, United States of America and Zimbabwe. The study explored whether Norms and Standards of school funding policy is addressing the imbalances of the past or not. The study has discussed how Norms and Standards of school funding should be implemented in South Africa in general and how provinces should implement it particularly Limpopo Province. In order to find out whether Norms and Standards for school funding is addressing the imbalances of the past or not, 20 (twenty) questionnaires were distributed to ten Quintile1-3 schools, where principals and treasurers became respondents. Interviews were conducted with other ten Quintile 1-3 school principals and one senior official in the Limpopo Provincial Department of Education. The study concludes that there are challenges in terms of funding schools in terms of providing quality education in themes that the implementation of Norms and Standards of school funding is not redressing the imbalances of the past. The study has therefore suggested model of funding for South Africa. This model can assist in provision of quality education as adequate funding leads to quality education.Item Open Access Deviant behaviours of adolescent students who abuse alcohol in secondary schools in Vhembe District(2015-02-26) Mukhuba, Langanani Priscilla; Kutame, A. P.; Mpeta, M.Deviant behaviours of adolescent students who abuse alcohol appear to be increasing dramatically. However, little is known concerning deviant behaviours of adolescent students who abuse alcohol in the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province. This cross-sectional study examines the deviant behaviours of adolescents abusing alcohol in secondary schools around Vhembe District of Limpopo Province in South Africa. This study investigates the characteristics of deviant behaviours of adolescent students who abuse alcohol and the effects of alcohol misuse among adolescent students in Vhembe District. A sample of 150 learners was selected from ten secondary schools in the district. The learners at this level were required to describe any action related to alcohol use and abuse. A quantitative design was used for the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. I personally administered the questionnaire to the selected learners the data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) focusing mainly on the descriptive statistics of frequencies means and standard deviations. The results from the studies reflect that it is true that students in secondary schools show some characteristics and effects of alcohol abuse in their behaviour. 1 recommend that future studies should focus on the causes and prevention of alcohol abuse among adolescent students who abuse alcohol in secondary schools around Vhembe District of Limpopo ProvinceItem Open Access The impact of rationalization and redeployment process of educators in public primary schools of Luvuvhu and Sibasa Circuits under the Thohoyandou Cluster Area(2013-10-11) Netshivhuyu, Ndanganeni Phyllis; Kutame, A. P.; Ravhudzulo, M. A.Item Open Access The impact of teamwork on school effectiveness : Soutpansberg North Circuit, Vhembe Region in Limpopo(2012-12-19) Ramalamula, Musiiwa Violet; Kutame, A. P.; Mutshaeni, H. N.Teamwork is regarded as a very important component of school effectiveness. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of teamwork in the effectiveness using a quantitative approach. This study was conducted in 37 secondary and primary schools at Soutpansberg North circuit, Vhembe Region, in Limpopo Province. Data were collected from 150 respondents, which included school principals, deputy principals, head of departments and educators. Through this study it was found that teamwork has a positive impact on school effectiveness. Teamwork improves relationships, communication and cooperation. The results indicated that 80 % of the respondents are involved in leadership roles occasionally through teamwork. The findings of this research were based on the experiences of the respondents. The findings of the study recommended that educators should be fully involved in leadership roles.Item Open Access The involvement of parents in rural communities in the education of their children in secondary schools(2013-09-17) Baloyi, Risimati Thomas; Kutame, A. P.; Ramabulana, L. P.The study investigated the involvement of parents m rural communities m the education of their children in secondary schools in the Malamulele East Circuit of Vhembe District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. This study investigated the extent to which parents in those rural communities are involved in the education of their children in secondary schools. The study was conducted through mixed methodology research design. A total of 170 teachers completed questionnaires while eight parents were interviewed. Simple random sampling was used to select teachers from the eleven secondary schools in a probability sampling technique during the first phase of the study. A non probability purposive-judgemental sampling method was applied to further select eight School Governing Body (SGB) parents' component for face-to-face interviews during the second phase of this study. Quantitative data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science 18 (SPSS 18). Qualitative data was coded into themes guided by the aims of the study. Results were presented with the help of tables showing frequencies and frequency percentages. The results showed that parents are not involved in the education of their children in secondary schools. It was also found that the majority of parents do not stay with their children as they work far from home.Item Open Access The involvement of parents in their children's education(2010-03) Masindi, Stella; Mutshaeni, H. N.; Kutame, A. P.Lack of parental involvement is still a challenge significantly in rural schools. This dissertation reports on the investigation of parental involvement in rural areas. The research was conducted in schools under Soutpansberg East circuit at Madombidzha village. This was done by means of questionnaires which identified nature of parental involvement, barriers to parental involvement, the extent to which school management and educators involve parents, consequences of lack of parental involvement and strategies to overcome the barriers. Data was also collected through interviews from parents. Forty eight management educators who were randomly selected from ten primary and secondary schools completed the questionnaires which the researcher administered. The researcher adopted qualitative approach to explore settings in the schools. At the beginning of this study participants were briefed and they gave informed consent in writing. They were also informed that the information would be treated confidentially. The results indicated that parents are involved in school activities but the involvement is based mostly in so called traditional involvement; that is, in attending quarterly meetings to collects progress reports or attending class plays where learners display their talents. Parents do not become active in decision making activities or in financial matter for learner and school development. Various strategies are used to overcome lack of parental involvement. However, the strategy of giving SGB the mandate to use authority was preferred by all. Data analysis revealed the following: • Parental involvement is still a problem. • There is lack of knowledge and skills for school management in developing strategies for parental involvement. • The issue of socio - economic instability also has the impact in lack of parental involvement. • Poor health among parents also has the contribution in lack of parental involvement • Lack of parental involvement impacts negatively learners and school development. The results of this study and in this sample area suggest that a school's management style is more important to parental involvement. Further investigation is needed before these conclusions be generalized to other circuits, district and provinces.Item Open Access Living beyond the glass ceiling: life histories of women in higher education leadership in South Africa(2015-08-05) Morake, Rachel; Mutshaeni, H.N.; Mpeta, M.; Kutame, A. P.Item Open Access Management of high school learners academic performance in Chemistry(2017-09-18) Nesengani, Alidzulwi Thomas; Mashau, T. S.; Kaheru, S. J. M.; Kutame, A. P.Performance of learners in Chemistry in South Africa has been below the international average. This study intended to investigate the management of high school learners’ academic performance in Chemistry as a component of Physical Science. The study employed mixed designs which are qualitative and quantitative. The population of this study comprised learners who were doing Physical Science, Physical Science teachers and school principals. The principals as participants were purposively sampled whereas teachers and learners were stratified random sampled. Data were collected through questionnaires which were distributed to learners and teachers, while school principals were orally interviewed. Data obtained from questionnaires were analysed using SPSS software. Qualitative data were analysed through identification of themes, development of codes and sub-themes. The improvement of teaching and learning will have a positive impact on the academic performance of high school learners in Chemistry. The findings showed that there are factors which affect the management of high school learners like (school location, inadequate physical resources, attitude and anxiety) contribute to the performance of learners in Chemistry. The findings also showed that factors influencing the academic performance of learners in Chemistry like (effective teaching, In-service Training of Chemistry teachers and Chemistry syllabus and content) contribute to the performance of learners in Chemistry. This study will give new insight to curriculum developers and implementers, and researchers regarding emerging issues on performance and influence the Ministry of Basic Education on policy formulation. Improved Chemistry performance will give learners opportunities to pursue science related courses in higher institutions of learning and middle level colleges.Item Open Access Parental involvement in the education of their children : a challenge towards school effectiveness(2014-01-10) Nelwamondo, Mpfariseni Rose; Kutame, A. P.; Ramabulana, L. P.Parental involvement in the education of their children in Vuwani area needs to be investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether parents contribute towards the academic performance of their children. The study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data. A total number of 150 questionnaires were handed out to be completed by respondents. Teachers, School Governing Body members and principals were selected through simple random sampling procedure. Results indicated that parents are making a meaningful contribution towards the academic performance of their children when they are involved. Parental involvement vlas seen as an important strategy for the advancement of the quality of education. Parents should work directly with their children on learning activities at home.Item Open Access Sustainable leadership style towards school effectiveness(2015-02-11) Makhaga, Mpho Harriet; Kutame, A. P.; Mutshaeni, H. N.Item Open Access Understanding learning styles of adult learners in the Vhembe District Municipality(2010-03) Kgomommu, Selaelo; Ngobeli, T. D.; Kutame, A. P.Little is still known about the Vhembe district municipal employees' learning style although considerable research on learning styles has been conducted. The purpose of this study was to investigate and understand the different learning styles among municipal employees in order to develop appropriate strategies to be used by instructors during training and determine the relationship between those learning styles and training methods. The method of data collection for this study is quantitative in nature using a self-designed questionnaire consisting of 34 items. The findings of this study revealed that Vhembe district municipal employees prefer visual learning compared to verbal learning. Active learning was preferred to reflective learning. However, both sensing and intuitive learning received equal preference. The municipal employees also preferred sequential learning to global learning. The findings also revealed that training methods, which ere suitable for the Vhembe district municipal employees are lectures, video tapes, computer based learning, and group discussions. The findings of this study suggest that those training methods are effective when used to train employees that are visual, verbal, active, and sequential learners. A considerable number of training methods is effective; however, the effectiveness of the training method largely depends on the instructor. If the instructor understands the learner's learning style, it will be easier for the instructor to select the training methods that will accommodate most of the learners. The importance of this study is to assist employees and trainers to identify the most suitable learning styles and training methods which will assist in enhancing performance and productivity in the municipalities.