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Departmental Heads' mentorship experiences of novice teachers' professional development in low socio-economic schools
Dissertation (MEd (Education Management, Law and Policy))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/97227 Departmental Heads' mentorship experiences of novice teachers' professional development in low socio-economic schools Sing, Nevensha chantelle.antoniadis@gmail.com Ogina, Teresa Auma Antoniadis, Chantellé UCTD Sustainable development goals (SDGs) Departmental head Mentoring Novice teacher Professional development Socioeconomic status SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-04 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-03 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Education theses SDG-08 Dissertation (MEd (Education Management, Law and Policy))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Despite ongoing professional development efforts in South Africa, novice teachers in low socioeconomic areas are still struggling with low morale and high turnover rates. Challenges like inadequate infrastructure, crime, violence, and health risks are particularly pronounced in these settings. Global research indicates that adequate professional development and mentoring can help novice teachers overcome these challenges and succeed. Despite mentoring, novice teachers continue to face pedagogical and managerial difficulties. This qualitative study investigated the professional development of novice teachers at two low socioeconomic primary schools in the Cape Town Metropolitan district, Western Cape Province. Twelve individuals, including six departmental heads and six novice teachers, were purposively selected. The study utilised a conceptual framework examining the interplay between socioeconomic status, professional development, and mentoring, which guided the research. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews and document analysis, gathering rich data related to the participants' experiences. These results were cross-referenced to validate the findings. The study revealed a gap between what novice teachers expect from the teaching profession and their actual experiences, signalling insufficient preparatory training from universities to tackle professional challenges. This study found that the professional development in low socioeconomic status schools does not meet the specific needs of these environments, resulting in misalignment with teachers’ and learners' needs. Burdened by limited time and resources, departmental heads face difficulties in providing effective mentoring. Based on the findings, this study recommends that professional development programmes be made relevant to teaching large classes and guided by novice teachers' challenges in low socioeconomic status schools. Education Management and Policy Studies MEd (Education Management, Law and Policy) Unrestricted Faculty of Education SDG-04: Quality Education 2024-07-25T07:07:11Z 2024-07-25T07:07:11Z 2024-03 2024-03 Dissertation * S2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97227 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26358067 en © 2023 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 Sustainable development goals (SDGs) Departmental head Mentoring Novice teacher Professional development Socioeconomic status SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-04 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-03 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Education theses SDG-08 Departmental Heads' mentorship experiences of novice teachers' professional development in low socio-economic schools |
| title | Departmental Heads' mentorship experiences of novice teachers' professional development in low socio-economic schools |
| title_full | Departmental Heads' mentorship experiences of novice teachers' professional development in low socio-economic schools |
| title_fullStr | Departmental Heads' mentorship experiences of novice teachers' professional development in low socio-economic schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Departmental Heads' mentorship experiences of novice teachers' professional development in low socio-economic schools |
| title_short | Departmental Heads' mentorship experiences of novice teachers' professional development in low socio-economic schools |
| title_sort | departmental heads mentorship experiences of novice teachers professional development in low socio economic schools |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable development goals (SDGs) Departmental head Mentoring Novice teacher Professional development Socioeconomic status SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-04 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Education theses SDG-03 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Education theses SDG-08 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/97227 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.26358067 |