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Applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools
Thesis (PhD (Education Management, Law and Policy))--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103002 Applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools Du Plessis, Andre terrimackay2@gmail.com MacKay, Teresa Anne Duty of care Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Formal school day Safety measures Protection Care of learners UCTD Thesis (PhD (Education Management, Law and Policy))--University of Pretoria, 2025. Underpinned by the Contextual Safeguarding Theory, this study investigated how primary schools apply their duty of care before and after the formal school day. A qualitative approach using the interpretivist paradigm was adopted to better understand the experiences of the participants in their application of duty of care. Twenty-four participants from six primary schools participated in the study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and the analysis of documents provided by the participating schools. The findings suggest that contextual factors play an important role in how schools apply their duty of care before and after form school hours. The participating schools acknowledged that safety of learners is compromised when learners are dropped off early at school or learners are left waiting after school to be collected. As a result, all the participating schools have institute pro-active and reactive measures to mitigate the safety threats to their learners during these times when they are most vulnerable. In addition, this study proposes a Contextual Safeguarding Framework for South African Schools. Education Management and Policy Studies PhD (Education Management, Law and Policy) Unrestricted Faculty of Education SDG-04: Quality Education 2025-06-25T14:16:31Z 2025-06-25T14:16:31Z 2025-09 2025-02 Thesis * S2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103002 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Duty of care Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Formal school day Safety measures Protection Care of learners UCTD Applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools |
| title | Applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools |
| title_full | Applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools |
| title_fullStr | Applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools |
| title_short | Applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools |
| title_sort | applying the duty of care outside the formal school day at primary schools |
| topic | Duty of care Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Formal school day Safety measures Protection Care of learners UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103002 |