Chronicling the Causes of School Decline: The Case of Two Zimbabwean Schools

Autor/inn/en	Mthiyane, Siphiwe E.; Chiororo, Freedom
Titel	Chronicling the Causes of School Decline: The Case of Two Zimbabwean Schools
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 17 (2020) 2, S.73-87 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mthiyane, Siphiwe E.) ORCID (Chiororo, Freedom)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2018.1514266
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Socioeconomic Influences; Political Influences; Instructional Leadership; Educational Finance; Educational Resources; Incentives; Teacher Motivation; Labor Turnover; Teacher Persistence; Teacher Morale; Student Attitudes; Misconceptions; Student Rights; Leadership Responsibility; Educational Administration; Academic Achievement; Secondary Schools; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Bildungsfonds; Bildungsmittel; Anreiz; Teacher; Teachers; Morale; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Moral; Schülerverhalten; Missverständnis; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Schulleistung; Sekundarschule; Simbabwe
Abstract	This article reports on the findings of a qualitative study on the causes of school decline at two schools located in Chipinge Education District, Zimbabwe. Specifically, the study focussed on schools that were previously known for excellent academic learner performance but had since declined. The data was generated through semi-structured interviews and observations with school heads, the school management team members and parents at each school. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results suggested that school decline was triggered by several intricate factors which included the: socio-economic and political conditions in Zimbabwe; ineffective instructional leadership; scarcity of funding and resources towards education; lack of incentives for teachers; departure of qualified and experienced teachers to neighbouring countries; low teacher morale; and the poor attitude of students to learning and misconceptions of children's rights. While these factors contributed to school decline, the article posits that effective and visionary school leadership should be able to mitigate against some of these factors to mitigate the severe impact of external factors on school decline. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01