Implications of COVID-19 on the Management of School Financial Resources in Quintile 5 Public Schools

Autor/in	du Plessis, Pierre
Titel	Implications of COVID-19 on the Management of School Financial Resources in Quintile 5 Public Schools
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 40 (2020) 4, Artikel 2043 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (du Plessis, Pierre)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Educational Finance; Money Management; Public Schools; Foreign Countries; School Closing; Fees; Budgets; Fund Raising; Parent Attitudes; Retrenchment; Teacher Dismissal; Job Layoff; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Finanzhaushalt; Fundraising; Spendensammlung; Elternverhalten; Lehrerbeurlaubung; Beurlaubung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	With the promulgation of the South African Schools Act, public education in South Africa was decentralised and communities were made responsible for the governance of public schools. White Paper 1 on Education and Training confirmed the inability of the state to meet the financial requirements of public education. Despite the fact that school governing bodies are responsible for raising substantial funding, their ability to appropriate school funds is limited by legislation, irrespective of the origin of the funds or assets in question. These restrictions have a substantial impact on the way financing is structured and managed by public schools. In 2020 schools were closed for more than 2 months due to the COVID-19 lockdown, and many parents were left questioning why they should pay for services not rendered. Using a qualitative research approach, we aimed to determine the impact of COVID-19 on the management of school fees and resources in public schools. The findings reveal that COVID-19 has had an impact on school budgets, teaching posts and fundraising activities, as well as on the day-to-day running of schools. (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