Examining the Continuous Professional Teacher Development Programme in South Africa: A Case Study of Economics and Management Science Teachers in the Thabo-Mafutsanyane District-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Examining the Continuous Professional Teacher Development Programme in South Africa: A Case Study of Economics and Management Science Teachers in the Thabo-Mafutsanyane District

Published:2024-01-10 Issue: Volume: Page:1567-1580
ISSN:2720-7722
Container-title:E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:EHASS

Author:

Molise Habasisa Vincent¹^ORCID,Kola Malose Isaac¹^ORCID,Ntshangase Mohammed Xolile²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Education, Department of Education Studies, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa

2. School of Education, Department of Education Studies, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa.

Abstract

This study sought to examine the challenges experienced by Economics and Management Sciences (EMS) teachers during Continuous Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) in the Thabo-Mofutsanyane Education District, South Africa. This study adopted a relational leadership theoretical framework, which supports the need for school leadership to prioritize relationships when implementing CPTD. This study used a qualitative research approach, which is more interested in analyzing data with the aim of finding the truth than a statistical narrative. Within this study, a case study methodology involving six participants was selected through purposive sampling and snowballing from one school in the Thabo-Mafutsanyane district. The collected data through semi-structured interviews with those six participants was subjected to thematic analysis. This study is important as it shows that healthy school relations are gravely significant for the success of CPTD and that there is a dire need for subject advisors to harmoniously work together with teachers to ensure CPTD programs are effectively implemented. Keywords: Healthy School Relations, Quality Teaching, Continuing Professional Development, Relational Leadership

Publisher

Noyam Publishers

Link

https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EHASS202341315.pdf

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