The Foster Care Backlog: A Threat to the Retention of Social Workers?

Ngwenya, Phindile; Botha, Petro

doi:10.15270/48-2-99

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“…At an individual level, functional municipal provisioning of basic services is affected by both the pursuit of public interests (Huang & Feeney, 2016) and the pursuit of self-interest (Fairhurst, 2007). Political elitism at the administrative-political juncture leads to the pursuit of self-interests that typically weaken local government institutions (Dzansi et al, 2016;Hodder, 2009;Ngwenya & Botha, 2014).…”

Section: Organisational Change Within a Learning And Responsive Socio...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Capacity Development-oriented Service Delivery Structures and Programmes: Case Study of a Mineral-rich District Municipality

Mphahlele

Zandamela²

2022

JPAG

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Bojanala Platinum District Municipality (BPDM), in the North-West Province, South Africa, is endowed with an extractive economy. The District experiences challenges of capacity development of service delivery structures and programmes. It is in this context that this paper examines how local government responses to challenges of capacity development and explores ways in which organisational structures and programmes can be used to overcome these challenges for enhanced service delivery. The theoretical framing of this study underpins capacity development as an enabler of service delivery and incorporates human capital, performance improvement and collaborative participation in the context of local government. The research employed a single case qualitative research approach with a component of descriptive statistics and a sample of 30 municipal senior managers and a social development mine manager. Key findings are that organisational learning and skills development play important roles in enhancing the capacity development of service delivery structures and programmes. It is against these findings that the study recommends the creation of supportive monitoring and evaluation systems to advance the strengthening of functional hybrid governance structures and an organic communication model within a transparent and accountable administrative-political environment.

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Section: Organisational Change Within a Learning And Responsive Socio...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Capacity Development-oriented Service Delivery Structures and Programmes: Case Study of a Mineral-rich District Municipality

Mphahlele

Zandamela²

2022

JPAG

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“…Actions and omissions associated with political elitism negatively impact on service delivery, the literature suggests. Political elitism characterised by pursuance of narrow personal interests and resultant workplace employee stress typifies local government environment (Hodder, 2009;Ngwenya & Botha, 2014). A stressful workplace impacts on service delivery and has a bearing on how employees perceive human resources management (Dzansi et al, 2016).…”

Section: Capacity Development Enablers and Disablers In The Context Local Governmentmentioning

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“…Actions and omissions associated with political elitism negatively impact on the human resource management practices characterised by pursuance of narrow personal interests (Hodder, 2009). Political interference as a disabler lowers the morale, heightens stress among workers and has a bearing on employee performance in relation to service delivery (Dzansi et al, 2016;Ngwenya & Botha, 2014). The rural nature and socio-economic setting of a municipality characterised by sparsely populated areas, outflow of money and unsustainable livelihoods have an unfavourable bearing on capacity to optimise service delivery.…”

Section: Capacity Development Enablers and Disablers In The Context Local Governmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Government Capacity Development: A Case Study of a South African District Municipality

Mphahlele¹,

Zandamela

2021

JPAG

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Bojanala Platinum District Municipality (BPDM), in the North West Province is endowed with the extractive economy. The District experiences challenges of capacity development of service delivery structures and programmes. It is in this context that this paper explains how local government responses to challenges of capacity development in the District Municipality. In addition, the paper explores ways in which they can be overcome for enhanced service delivery. The purpose of this study is to examine challenges related to the use of capacity development structures and programmes related to service delivery and explores how to overcome them. The study examines the structures and programmes, facilitators and inhibitors of skills development and performance initiatives within the context of local government capacity development. This study develops a theoretical framing incorporating scholarship on human capital and performance improvement in the context of local government. This framing is premised on the scholarly evidence that capacity development is an enabler of service delivery, influenced by skills development and municipal performance improvement. The research is a single case qualitative case study approach and employs an interpretative paradigm. The paper employs senior managers in the municipalities as the unit of analysis. That study reveals that there are difficulties associated with skills retention and organisational relations. In conclusion, political abandonment, poor communication and stakeholder engagements contribute to weakened inter-municipal co-operation and inadequate use of resources. The interface between learning and skills development contributes to the body knowledge.

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Beyond the Silence: Emotional Experiences of Adolescents in Foster Care

Mampane

Ross

2017

SWPR

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The Foster Care Backlog: A Threat to the Retention of Social Workers?

Cited by 3 publications

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Capacity Development-oriented Service Delivery Structures and Programmes: Case Study of a Mineral-rich District Municipality

Capacity Development-oriented Service Delivery Structures and Programmes: Case Study of a Mineral-rich District Municipality

Local Government Capacity Development: A Case Study of a South African District Municipality

Beyond the Silence: Emotional Experiences of Adolescents in Foster Care

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