The challenges of curriculum changes in teaching economic and management sciences in schools in the Umhlathuze circuit

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dc.contributor.advisorMabusela, M.S.
dc.contributor.authorMabusela, Sabelo Petros
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-27T12:30:53Z
dc.date.available2019-08-27T12:30:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionSubmitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master’s in Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the University of Zululand, 2018.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study sets out to investigate the teaching of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) as a subject in the context of curriculum change. The main aim of this study is to identify the challenges teachers face in teaching EMS, determine the suitable teaching strategies to be used to teach EMS and explore the effect of curriculum change in teaching EMS in schools at Umhlathuze Circuit. This study is located within the interpretivist-positivist paradigm and falls within mixed method research approaches. The research instruments used were questionnaires administered to EMS teachers, interviews, learner activities and teacher portfolios. The results show that EMS teachers are facing challenges with regards to the integrated teaching of Accounting, Business Studies and Economics. The results of the study reveal that EMS teachers are still teaching more of Business Studies and Economics while sacrificing the Accounting content. The time allocated to teach EMS is not enough which causes teachers to focus on curriculum coverage rather than ensuring that learners master the content taught. The shortage of textbooks and calculators was also identified as a major challenge in many schools. Many EMS teachers are either trained for at least a combination of two disciplines in EMS. Even the Heads of department are not fully equipped in all three disciplines within the EMS. It is recommended that time allocation for EMS be reviewed. There is a need for sufficient resources in schools to ensure effective teaching and learning. EMS teachers should be able to teach all three disciplines within the EMS effectively. There is also a need for teacher training and development. Teachers should use a variety of teaching strategies and should adapt their teaching practice as a result of curriculum change. Accounting within the EMS should be a stand-alone subject.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10530/1795
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Zululanden_US
dc.subjectcurriculum changesen_US
dc.subjectEconomic and Management Sciences (EMS)en_US
dc.titleThe challenges of curriculum changes in teaching economic and management sciences in schools in the Umhlathuze circuiten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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