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The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/71718 The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers Weber, K.E. MASHELESF@GMAIL.COM Mashele, Shonaphi Fanecky UCTD Rural teacher Working lives Curriculum change Rural schools South African education Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Curriculum changes have been an ongoing feature of the South African education system for the past two decades. I investigated the impact these curriculum changes have had on the working lives of rural teachers. I reviewed the relevant literature to find out what has already been researched about the topic. Based on this, a conceptual framework was constructed to enhance understanding and analysis of empirical data. The key elements of the conceptual framework are theorised as teaching practices, identity formations, professionalism, work conditions and accountability. Life stories of rural teachers who have been teaching in rural schools for the past twenty years were collected analysed and retold. Fifty-two rural teachers were interviewed and four of these were selected for in-depth analysis. In addition, classroom observations were carried out. The study found that the curriculum change that has taken place over the past two decades has reduced teachers’ autonomy; it has viewed teachers as pedagogues who are in the teaching-learning situation to carry out other people’s ideas; it has increased teachers’ workload resulting in its intensification; and it has resulted in greater teacher accountability to education officials. TM2019 bs2026 Education Management and Policy Studies PhD Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2019-10-09T14:23:02Z 2019-10-09T14:23:02Z 19/09/06 2018 Thesis Mashele, SF 2018, The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71718> S2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71718 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 Rural teacher Working lives Curriculum change Rural schools South African education Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers |
| title | The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers |
| title_full | The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers |
| title_fullStr | The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers |
| title_short | The impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers |
| title_sort | impact of curriculum change on the working lives of rural teachers |
| topic | UCTD Rural teacher Working lives Curriculum change Rural schools South African education Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71718 |