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How school principals access and use social capital
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70058 How school principals access and use social capital Nieuwenhuis, F.J. louis@limpopo.za.net Cilliers, Louis Johannes UCTD Social capital Successful schools, Mobilise Access Effective and efficient schools; Networking Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-16 Education theses SDG-17 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Social capital is prominent and available in many schools, but it would appear that it’s not always accessed or used to the benefit of the school. If a school is regarded as an effective school, where social capital is in abundance, one might ask why social capital is not used more commonly in other schools and how can what these successful schools do, be emulated by those schools who are not regarded as successful? Many principals are unaware of social capital and the value it can contribute towards the management of their schools. Therefore principals should be made aware of social capital and the role it can play in a school as institution. In this study I have set out to investigate how a school in the Limpopo province which is regarded as a successful school, access and use social capital. In this case study I have purposively selected key role players as informants. This included teachers, school governing body members, learners and other members of the community identified as gatekeepers. In-depth interviewing was conducted with the informants and data was collected and analysed to determine how the school has accessed and used social capital. The findings of the study indicated that parents, teachers, learners and community members can be involved at a school, through the use of social capital, to make a school successful when: Ø The principal is a strong, passionate leader Ø A value system is introduced Ø An Inter-high athletics event, with good performances on the athletic track and field is hosted successfully Ø A religious day of prayer on the sports field is held annually The significance of these findings for practice is that we live in a constantly changing and uncertain educational climate, and therefore, schools and school communities in South Africa should take hands, trust one another and look into ways that could benefit the community as a whole. The access, mobilisation and use of social capital transformed the school where the research was conducted, from being average to being outstanding and excellent with a culture where trust and working together is the norm. bs2026 Education Management and Policy Studies MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2019-06-02T11:39:58Z 2019-06-02T11:39:58Z 2019/04/16 2018 Dissertation Cilliers, LJ 2018, How school principals access and use social capital, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70058> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70058 en © 2019 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 | UCTD Social capital Successful schools, Mobilise Access Effective and efficient schools; Networking Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-16 Education theses SDG-17 How school principals access and use social capital |
| title | How school principals access and use social capital |
| title_full | How school principals access and use social capital |
| title_fullStr | How school principals access and use social capital |
| title_full_unstemmed | How school principals access and use social capital |
| title_short | How school principals access and use social capital |
| title_sort | how school principals access and use social capital |
| topic | UCTD Social capital Successful schools, Mobilise Access Effective and efficient schools; Networking Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-16 Education theses SDG-17 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70058 |