The implications of the National Norms and Standards for school funding policy on equity in South African public schools
| Autor: | Raymond Ndhlovu, Raj Mestry |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Economic growth
inequality Inequality Restructuring media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention Redress National Norms and Standards lcsh:Education (General) Education Financial management equity access no-fee schools access equity financial management funding inequality National Norms and Standards no-fee schools policy school fees social justice Economics social justice media_common lcsh:LC8-6691 Equity (economics) lcsh:Special aspects of education business.industry Free education funding financial management school fees Social justice business lcsh:L7-991 policy |
| Zdroj: | South African Journal of Education, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 01-11, Published: MAR 2014 South African Journal of Education; Vol 34, No 3 (2014) South African Journal of Education, Vol 34, Iss 3, Pp 01-11 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 2076-3433 0256-0100 |
| Popis: | The government’s educational reforms since 1994 have focused on equity and redress. Redressing historical imbalances and achieving equity are fundamental policy mechanisms in attempts to restructure South African education. This aspiration is demonstrated in many education policies including the National Norms and Standards for School Funding (NNSSF) policy. While inequalities in resource allocation from the state have been removed, inequalities persist due to the inability of the state to provide free education to all, parents’ inability to pay user-fees, the unavailability of qualified teachers in rural schools and unfavourable learner-teacher ratios. A quantitative research was conducted to investigate the implications of the NNSSF policy on equity in public schools in the Tshwane West District of the Gauteng Province. Based on the three first order factors derived from the first analytic procedure, namely, “The effective financial management”, “The management of equity issues” and “Access to educational resources”, it was found that despite substantial government interventions in the education system, equity has not been fully realised. Keywords : access, equity, financial management, funding, inequality, National Norms and Standards, no-fee schools, policy, school fees, social justice |
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