The effectiveness of school-based management : a study conducted in the Mafikeng area, North West Province

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to look at the effectiveness of School-Based Management in schools in the Mafikeng Area Office. Various research reports have shown that a lot of work is still needed to thoroughly prepare SBM stakeholders in order to ensure that School-Based Management is user friendly to not just to a certain fraction of stakeholders in the school, but rather to all of them.The study unveiled that most of the stakeholders in the Mafikeng Area Office are still grappling to come to terms with SBM as they are facing issues and challenges that are school based such as shortages of resources and inadequate training. This study was designed as a qualitative exploratory survey. Data was collected by visiting schools and conducting interviews with SBM stakeholders. The findings indicated that stakeholders hold both negative and positive views about how School-Based Management operates at school level. In the light of the findings, recommendations were made to enhance the effectiveness of SBM in the Mafikeng Area Office.