Evaluating the Promotion Requirements for the Appointment of Office-Based Educators in the Department of Basic Education in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Mbokazi, Msawenkosi Sandile; Mkhasibe, Rachel Gugu; Ajani, Oluwatoyin Ayodele
Titel	Evaluating the Promotion Requirements for the Appointment of Office-Based Educators in the Department of Basic Education in South Africa
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 11 (2022) 2, S.181-191 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Promotion (Occupational); Employment Qualifications; Foreign Countries; Teaching Experience; Personnel Selection; Specialists; Administrators; Job Applicants; Academic Achievement; Racial Bias; Racial Discrimination; Minority Group Teachers; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufstiegsberuf; Berufsförderung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Ausland; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Bewerber; Schulleistung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Racial bias; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Various promotion requirements are adopted in the appointment of classroom or subject educators as office-based educators or subject advisors (education specialists) in the Department of Basic Education. This qualitative adopted interpretive paradigm study sought to explore educators' lived experiences on the promotion requirements espoused by the Department for the appointment of qualified educators as office-based educators. Ten educator-participants were purposively selected for a semi-structured, face-to-face interview to collect in-depth data for the study. Collected data were thematically analysed to generate themes for the presentation and discussion of findings. The promotion requirements for office-based educators are inadequately utilised in the selection of suitable candidates for the posts. The study established an unfair promotion process in the appointment of office-based educators, and thus, many qualified educators are disadvantaged. The study recommends that promotion requirements should be adhered to in the selection process, to ensure fairness and social justice for all qualified candidates. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01