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Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university
Thesis (PhD (Education Policy Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/28221 Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university Jansen, Jonathan D. upetd@ais.up.ac.za Soobrayan, Venitha Higher education and state south africa Universities and colleges south africa mergers Teacher colleges south africa mergers Office politics south africa UCTD Thesis (PhD (Education Policy Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2006. In 1997 the national Department of Education embarked on a programme of rationalisation to reduce the number of colleges in the country and to simultaneously integrate colleges into the Higher Education sector. This is a case study of the incorporation of a college of education, the South African College for Teacher Education, into a university, the University of South Africa. The focus of this study is the nature and consequences of micropolitics in the education change environment. It suggests that micropolitics plays a significant role in the outcomes of an education policy implementation process. It further argues that in order to understand the role and effects of micropolitics in education change, a theory for micropolitics and education change needs to be developed. The theory posited here is that micropolitical activity is an essentialising of the tensions between modernist contexts and mentalities of change, and postmodernist ambitions of change. The study is guided by two research questions: What are the different understandings among different groups and individuals as to why incorporation emerged and was pursued as government policy? and How did different stakeholders influence and shape the incorporation process and outcomes? The literature review indicates that there are important gaps in the understanding and explication of micropolitics and education. A marked inadequacy of the literature examined is that the study of micorpolitics has thus far been limited to studies of the school environment in developing countries and of leadership within such environments. The methodology used in the study recognises the value of a constructivist, interpretive approach to data analysis and narrative development. In particular, the methodology addresses questions of truth and ethics in conducting qualitative research. Education Management and Policy Studies unrestricted 2013-09-07T13:05:04Z 2005-10-03 2013-09-07T13:05:04Z 2003-11-19 2006-10-03 2005-09-27 Thesis Soobrayan, V 2003, Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28221 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28221 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09272005-141017/ © 2003, 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 application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Higher education and state south africa Universities and colleges south africa mergers Teacher colleges south africa mergers Office politics south africa UCTD Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university |
| title | Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university |
| title_full | Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university |
| title_fullStr | Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university |
| title_short | Transformation or travesty? A study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university |
| title_sort | transformation or travesty a study of the micropolitics of educational change in the case of the incorporation of a college of education into a university |
| topic | Higher education and state south africa Universities and colleges south africa mergers Teacher colleges south africa mergers Office politics south africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28221 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09272005-141017/ |