School Financial Management: Insights for Decision Making in Public Primary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Aina, Adebunmi Yetunde; Bipath, Keshni
Titel	School Financial Management: Insights for Decision Making in Public Primary Schools
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 40 (2020) 4, Artikel 1756 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aina, Adebunmi Yetunde) ORCID (Bipath, Keshni)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Decision Making; Educational Legislation; Foreign Countries; Principals; Governing Boards; Rural Areas; Poverty Areas; Case Studies; Barriers; Public Schools; Elementary Schools; Educational Finance; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Ausland; Principal; Schulleiter; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Bildungsfonds; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	To realise the ideal of quality inclusive education, proper financial management is vital. Existing literature indicates that the mismanagement of school funds is largely due to principals and the school governing bodies (SGB) in many schools not having good working relationships with stakeholders and lacking the necessary financial skills, more specifically in schools in townships and rural areas. The study we report on in this article investigated the financial management of public primary schools situated in urban areas by adopting a qualitative research approach and employing a multiple case study research design. Five schools participated and data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews with the principal, school accountant and chairperson of the SGB of the selected schools. Findings revealed that, despite the fact that all South African schools are governed and controlled by the South African Schools Act, the financial management of fee-paying schools differs from no-fee schools situated in townships and rural areas. In many schools, the unavailability of the parent members of SGBs and their limited financial skills were barriers to effective financial decisions. Based on these findings, we recommend that the relevant stakeholders involved in school financial management obtain continuous training from the Department of Basic Education, in order to empower and support school governors to effectively carry out their financial functions. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01