This research aimed at investigating the legal framework for the implementation of Parental Invol... more This research aimed at investigating the legal framework for the implementation of Parental Involvement (PI) programmes and school governors’ and managers’ understanding of the legal documents. A survey design was used to gather data on the biographic information, legal statutes and perceptions of the respondents towards PI by means of a questionnaire consisting of twenty-four pre-coded response items. The combined responses of fifty-one education managers and forty-seven school governors (98) indicated that participants were cognizant of the legal engagement of parents in the delivery of education and the resultant impact it could have on school performance. The research also revealed that citizen participation adopted by schools within the Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophy enhances the availability of educational resources and the quality of service delivery. Significant, though, was the failure of educationally sound school governors, to hire and fire personnel although m...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriate models Education Managers could use ... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriate models Education Managers could use to enhance the performance of teachers in the teaching and learning process through supervision in Bulawayo Central District. The epistemological foundations informing this study was a post-positivist paradigm employing a quantitative approach. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data from the respondents (N=50) who were randomly selected from the ten schools. The major finding was that both Education Managers and teachers investigated were pedagogical qualified. Weighing in were their experience and maturation levels. Similarly, the emphasis on measurable standards, getting inputs from the teachers before writing a report, successful accomplishment of tasks and being both human and task oriented in practice demonstrated that a contingent approach was being employed by supervisors. In the process, models were integrated, although, the Clinical Supervision Model unconsciously....
The study investigated the attitudes of teachers towards Performance Appraisal (PA) as a model of... more The study investigated the attitudes of teachers towards Performance Appraisal (PA) as a model of staff supervision and how these impact heavily on their motivation and performance through a questionnaire survey which consisted of precoded responses. The classical-traditional models which influenced and coexist with the PA were reviewed through the literature review. The empirical investigation revealed that the generality of teachers are motivated by staff supervision models which seek to develop their pedagogical skills which in turn would enhance their performance for the purpose of improving the educative process and attaining educational goals. Such a thrust needs to be collaborative, transparent, dialogical and accountable. Contrary to that, models which are judgemental in nature and those which advocate for the close and constant supervision seem to irk teachers. Overally, an eclectic approach to staff supervision has been prescribed and PA should be adopted with adaptation.
The research was meant to establish the best way of collecting fees in primary schools without in... more The research was meant to establish the best way of collecting fees in primary schools without infringing on the liberties of learners using the grounded theory design as the government of Zimbabwe could no longer sustain the education for all policy vis-a-vis the financial demands. This thrust was achieved by way of an internet survey design meant to generate ideas. Information-rich respondents were purposefully sampled and thereafter a snowball sampling technique was employed to identify the twelve participants giving a summation of seventeen. Most respondents indicated that tuition in primary schools was only free in the rural areas not in urban schools considering the exorbitant levies parents pay inclusive of the private costs incurred. Re-educative strategies of change resulting in collaboratively agreed upon payment plans were suggested. These were to be commissioned by the police to make them legally binding. The legal route with its prohibitive costs was shunned.
The main focus of this research was to investigate the factors which militate against the concept... more The main focus of this research was to investigate the factors which militate against the concept of the Small Christian Community (SCC) in the Zimbabwean Roman Catholic Church within the Total Quality Management paradigm as attempts are sought to implement Vatican 11’s aspirations. A study of a qualitative nature utilising a grounded theory design was employed. Data was gathered from eight interviewees and eighteen respondents on biographic data, the concept of the SCC and parishioner participation in the SCC and Parish, thereafter solutions were sought for non-compliance. The research revealed that the some parishioners, the youth included did not attend prayer meetings with the latter being invisible in some church activities. Although non-attendance was due to work commitments, and educational engagements; the language policy and lackluster homilies and sermons factored in. Significantly were pledges which parishioners made and dishonoured. Suggestions proffered included awarene...
The tradition in Zimbabwe is that after teachers have completed their initial professional traini... more The tradition in Zimbabwe is that after teachers have completed their initial professional training, they are deployed to all parts of the country by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) with equity in mind so that quality teachers are equally distributed nationwide in pursuit of universal primary education (UPE), which was declared at independence (Government of Zimbabwe [GoZ], 2020). However, those who are usually deployed to remote schools, which are sometimes inaccessible, encounter challenges.
This research aimed at investigating the legal framework for the implementation of Parental Invol... more This research aimed at investigating the legal framework for the implementation of Parental Involvement (PI) programmes and school governors’ and managers’ understanding of the legal documents. A survey design was used to gather data on the biographic information, legal statutes and perceptions of the respondents towards PI by means of a questionnaire consisting of twenty-four pre-coded response items. The combined responses of fifty-one education managers and forty-seven school governors (98) indicated that participants were cognizant of the legal engagement of parents in the delivery of education and the resultant impact it could have on school performance. The research also revealed that citizen participation adopted by schools within the Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophy enhances the availability of educational resources and the quality of service delivery. Significant, though, was the failure of educationally sound school governors, to hire and fire personnel although m...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriate models Education Managers could use ... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriate models Education Managers could use to enhance the performance of teachers in the teaching and learning process through supervision in Bulawayo Central District. The epistemological foundations informing this study was a post-positivist paradigm employing a quantitative approach. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data from the respondents (N=50) who were randomly selected from the ten schools. The major finding was that both Education Managers and teachers investigated were pedagogical qualified. Weighing in were their experience and maturation levels. Similarly, the emphasis on measurable standards, getting inputs from the teachers before writing a report, successful accomplishment of tasks and being both human and task oriented in practice demonstrated that a contingent approach was being employed by supervisors. In the process, models were integrated, although, the Clinical Supervision Model unconsciously....
The study investigated the attitudes of teachers towards Performance Appraisal (PA) as a model of... more The study investigated the attitudes of teachers towards Performance Appraisal (PA) as a model of staff supervision and how these impact heavily on their motivation and performance through a questionnaire survey which consisted of precoded responses. The classical-traditional models which influenced and coexist with the PA were reviewed through the literature review. The empirical investigation revealed that the generality of teachers are motivated by staff supervision models which seek to develop their pedagogical skills which in turn would enhance their performance for the purpose of improving the educative process and attaining educational goals. Such a thrust needs to be collaborative, transparent, dialogical and accountable. Contrary to that, models which are judgemental in nature and those which advocate for the close and constant supervision seem to irk teachers. Overally, an eclectic approach to staff supervision has been prescribed and PA should be adopted with adaptation.
The research was meant to establish the best way of collecting fees in primary schools without in... more The research was meant to establish the best way of collecting fees in primary schools without infringing on the liberties of learners using the grounded theory design as the government of Zimbabwe could no longer sustain the education for all policy vis-a-vis the financial demands. This thrust was achieved by way of an internet survey design meant to generate ideas. Information-rich respondents were purposefully sampled and thereafter a snowball sampling technique was employed to identify the twelve participants giving a summation of seventeen. Most respondents indicated that tuition in primary schools was only free in the rural areas not in urban schools considering the exorbitant levies parents pay inclusive of the private costs incurred. Re-educative strategies of change resulting in collaboratively agreed upon payment plans were suggested. These were to be commissioned by the police to make them legally binding. The legal route with its prohibitive costs was shunned.
The main focus of this research was to investigate the factors which militate against the concept... more The main focus of this research was to investigate the factors which militate against the concept of the Small Christian Community (SCC) in the Zimbabwean Roman Catholic Church within the Total Quality Management paradigm as attempts are sought to implement Vatican 11’s aspirations. A study of a qualitative nature utilising a grounded theory design was employed. Data was gathered from eight interviewees and eighteen respondents on biographic data, the concept of the SCC and parishioner participation in the SCC and Parish, thereafter solutions were sought for non-compliance. The research revealed that the some parishioners, the youth included did not attend prayer meetings with the latter being invisible in some church activities. Although non-attendance was due to work commitments, and educational engagements; the language policy and lackluster homilies and sermons factored in. Significantly were pledges which parishioners made and dishonoured. Suggestions proffered included awarene...
The tradition in Zimbabwe is that after teachers have completed their initial professional traini... more The tradition in Zimbabwe is that after teachers have completed their initial professional training, they are deployed to all parts of the country by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) with equity in mind so that quality teachers are equally distributed nationwide in pursuit of universal primary education (UPE), which was declared at independence (Government of Zimbabwe [GoZ], 2020). However, those who are usually deployed to remote schools, which are sometimes inaccessible, encounter challenges.
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