How to fix South Africa's schools
Subtitle: lessons from schools that work
By: Jonathan Jansen, Molly Blank
Contributors: Blank, Molly, author
Publisher: Bookstorm
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Johannesburg, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781920434656; 9781920434625
Subjects: School management and organization; Handbooks, manuals; Education; Aims and objectives; Methodology; Evaluation; Philosophy; Educational planning; Educational sociology; EDUCATION; Administration; General; Organizations & Institutions
Description: South Africa has an education crisis, despite the fact that the government spends the biggest slice of its budget on education, more than any other African country. And yet the crisis persists. Jansen and Blank looked at South African schools that work, in spite of adverse conditions -- schools in poor communities, schools with overcrowded classrooms, schools in both rural and urban environments -- and have drawn out the practical strategies that make them successful. 19 short films (included on DVD) let you visit these schools and understand in the words of their principals, teachers and lear.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Schools That Work videos; What to expect from this manual; 3 resources you can use to change a school; The state of education; title: 9 facts; What will happen to South Africa if we fail to fix our schools?; title: 7 consequences; What are we doing wrong?; title: 8 mistakes; What do we know from research and experience?; title: 7 good practice lessons; How we chose our Schools that Work; 5 reflections on visiting Schools that Work; 10 key strategies that can change our schools; Using the videos for change; Tools for running a school improvement workshop; title: 5 templates