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Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70128 Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa Herman, Chaya taneeta07@gmail.com Kombe, Charity L. Meki Kooverjee, Taneeta UCTD Public School Independent School Parental Involvement Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018. This study explored the nature of parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa. The relevant available research indicated that participatory input by parents should be seen as contributing to improving the efficiency of schools; this can be applied equally in a low-fee independent school. However, whereas there are a number of studies in the literature on parental involvement in independent schools, there is a minimal number on parental involvement in low-fee independent schools. According to the few applicable relevant reports when low-fee independent schools were created the socio-economic status of the families of the children attending the schools was a contributing factor in explaining and influencing parental involvement. This apparent gap in the literature encouraged the researcher to conduct a more comprehensive study which explored the nature of parental involvement in an independent secondary school in South Africa - more specifically, a low-fee one. A qualitative research methodology was deemed most appropriate for this case study. Data was gathered by using a purposive sampling method which involved interviews, observation and document analysis. As this is a research report of limited scope for the partial fulfillment of the requirements of a lectured Master’s degree that consists largely of course-work, a small sample of school stakeholders in an independent secondary school was selected. The conceptual lens of Joyce Epstein’s typology of parental involvement in schools was used as a basis for the study. The framework informed the data collection methods by referring to the different types of parental involvement, namely: Basic Obligations of Parents; Basic Obligations of Schools; Parent Involvement in Schools; Parent Involvement in Governance and Advocacy; and Collaboration and Exchanges. Overall, the study found that in terms of the perceptions of the participants interviewed, there was a probability that families’ socio-economic backgrounds had an impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of communication in terms of the mode and language used. The results show that even though there was an attempt to improve parental involvement in this low-fee independent secondary school, it was still lacking. The study recommends that communication and relationships between parents and the school should be improved through the development of a Parent Advisory Committee (PAC). The PAC would have the potential to aid the designing, drafting and implementation of policies and procedures. In addition, the findings of further research could assist in closing the gap in communication between parents, teachers and the community. bs2026 Education Management and Policy Studies MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2019-06-02T11:40:10Z 2019-06-02T11:40:10Z 2019/04/16 2018 Dissertation Kooverjee, T 2018, Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70128> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70128 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 Public School Independent School Parental Involvement Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa |
| title | Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa |
| title_full | Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa |
| title_short | Parental involvement in a low-fee independent secondary school in South Africa |
| title_sort | parental involvement in a low fee independent secondary school in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Public School Independent School Parental Involvement Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70128 |