Factors Influencing School Management Team Practices on Life Sciences teaching affecting learner performance in rural secondary schools of the Vhembe East district

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dc.contributor.authorMukhethoni, Ntambudzeni Grace
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-14T10:09:24Z
dc.date.available2023-03-14T10:09:24Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education in the Department of Educational Planning and Administration at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2022.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe achievement of Life Sciences has not been satisfactory in some of the rural secondary schools of the Vhembe East District in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. This prompted me to explore factors influencing the School Management Team (SMT) practices on Life Sciences teaching in the area. This study was underpinned by the interpretivist paradigm. A qualitative research methodology was employed in this study to interact with the social reality of the participants. Data was collected from fifteen SMT members through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. Participants for this study were selected purposively from three rural secondary schools in three Circuits of the Vhembe East District. The participants were selected on the basis that they were being information-rich about the knowledge and experience in promoting teaching and learning activity. The study revealed various factors that deprive SMTs from promoting the teaching and learning activity in Life Sciences. These include an unequal distribution of scholar transport in rural secondary schools, inadequate infrastructure due to vandalism, the introduction of online and WhatsApp learning to disadvantaged learners, the closing of schools due to Covid-19,and school violence and drug abuse. Recommendations from this study will be shared with all stakeholders in the Department of Education during Life Sciences conferences and workshops.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10530/2192
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Zululanden_US
dc.subjectSchool management team practicesen_US
dc.subjectLife Sciences teachingen_US
dc.subjectthematic analysisen_US
dc.titleFactors Influencing School Management Team Practices on Life Sciences teaching affecting learner performance in rural secondary schools of the Vhembe East districten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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