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Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/40448 Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools Joubert, Hendrika J. (Rika) sjrapeta@yahoo.com Mahlangu, Vimbi Petrus Rapeta, Seshoka Joseph Teenage pregnancy Teen mother School principal Child-headed families Child support grant Managerial imperatives Poor academic performance Stigma Poverty Adolescence UCTD Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013. This study aims at investigating the managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools in the Mamaila circuit, Limpopo province. The focus is on the managerial imperatives of teen mothers that principal must fulfil; the experiences of principals that have teen mothers in their school; the ability of the principals to fulfil these managerial imperatives; and the kinds of support principals give teen mothers. The study was informed by the legal framework entrenched in Chapter 2 (Bill of Rights) of the Constitution of South Africa, especially such concepts as equality, human dignity, security, the interest of the child, the right to basic education and the safety of learners. In South Africa it is illegal to expel pregnant girls in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (hereafter Constitution) (RSA, 1996a). Schoolgirls who become pregnant are allowed to return to school after giving birth (Kaufman, De Wet and Stadler, 2001:147). The learner pregnancy policy (DoBE, 2007) puts obligations to principals to deal with each case confidentially (i.e. to respect the human dignity of the learner); to support the learner by encouraging her to continue with education prior to and after the delivery of the baby; to put in place appropriate mechanisms to deal with unfair discrimination, hate speech or harassment that may arise. The findings have revealed that most of the principals are not aware of the departmental policy on learner pregnancy, but they acknowledge that it is unconstitutional to expel a pregnant learner. Principals find it difficult to liaise with learners who are on maternity leave in terms of giving them school tasks as advocated by the learner pregnant policy (DoBE, 2007). Learners who are entitled to receive a child-support grant disrupt school on the social grant payday by queuing for permission to go to local pay points. Principals also experience late-coming and absenteeism from teen mothers due to a lack of reliable people to care for their babies during the school day. The performance of teen mothers deteriorates due to the household chores of taking care of the baby and having no time to attend extralessons or afternoon study sessions at school. The study has also revealed that principals engage the local clinics officials to present pregnancy awareness with the learners as a way of educating them. gm2014 Education Management and Policy Studies unrestricted 2014-06-27T07:41:31Z 2014-06-27T07:41:31Z 2014-04-14 2013 Dissertation Rapeta, SJ 2013, Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools, MEd dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40448> E14/4/220/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40448 en © 2013 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 | Teenage pregnancy Teen mother School principal Child-headed families Child support grant Managerial imperatives Poor academic performance Stigma Poverty Adolescence UCTD Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools |
| title | Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools |
| title_full | Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools |
| title_fullStr | Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools |
| title_short | Managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools |
| title_sort | managerial imperatives of teen motherhood in public secondary schools |
| topic | Teenage pregnancy Teen mother School principal Child-headed families Child support grant Managerial imperatives Poor academic performance Stigma Poverty Adolescence UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40448 |