The possible cause of school governance challenges in South Africa

Possible Financial Reporting Challenges Faced by Governing Bodies of Public Schools in South Africa

“…However, keeping of accounting records as well as preparation and presentation of financial statements requires a specialist skill of financial accounting or bookkeeping. This has been mentioned by Xaba (2011) and Mestry (2006) as one of the challenges facing some of the SGBs. Ndou (2012), Rangongo (2011) and Xaba (2011) found that most of the members of SGBs could not interpret the financial reports and that they were not capable of managing the school finances.…”

“…This has been mentioned by Xaba (2011) and Mestry (2006) as one of the challenges facing some of the SGBs. Ndou (2012), Rangongo (2011) and Xaba (2011) found that most of the members of SGBs could not interpret the financial reports and that they were not capable of managing the school finances. Rangongo (2011) andXaba (2011) also emphasised that training may not be sufficient as this also requires specialised expertise.…”

“…These challenges include a lack of financial knowledge and skills, as well as a lack of proper 5th International Conference on Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation understanding of governance (Botha, 2012;Mestry, 2004;Mestry and Naidoo, 2009;Xaba, 2011). Ndou (2012) adds that these challenges may also be a result of inadequate training in governance matters.…”

'n Vergelykende ondersoek na die aard en rol van onderwysbeheer in die onderwysstelsels van die BRICS-lande

“…Onderwysbeheer funksioneer op drie vlakke (makro-, meso-en mikrovlak) en daar kan beredeneer word dat indien daar nie effektiewe kommunikasie en samewerking tussen die drie vlakke bestaan nie, dit moontlik die disfunksionaliteit van ʼn totale onderwysstelsel tot gevolg kan hê. Effektiewe beheer of monitering van die rol en verantwoordelikhede van die onderskeie onderwysbeheerstrukture is ʼn verdere vereiste vir ʼn suksesvolle onderwysstelsel (Barnes, Brynard & De Wet 2012;Eberhard 2015;Mafora 2013; doi.10.17159/2224-7912/2018/v58n1a5 Mavuso & Duku 2014;Mncube & Maforo 2013;Xaba 2011 onderwysstruktuur sal hê. Voorbeelde van verskillende regeringstrukture van lande is unie, republiek, federasie en konfederasie, en hierdie regeringstrukture funksioneer hoofsaaklik op ʼn gesentraliseerde, gedesentraliseerde of gemengde wyse van beheer in hul onderskeie onderwysstelsels.…”

“…Hierdie fasette is, onder andere, die volgende: om beleide en wetgewings uit te voer, lewering van die kurrikulum asook buite-kurrikulêre aktiwiteite, beplanning van die jaarprogram, skoolverbeteringsprogram en skoolontwikkelingsprogram, beheer oor die finansies, beheer oor fasiliteite en infrastruktuur, om aanbevelings te maak vir aanstellings deur die Onderwysdepartement, veiligheidsbestuur en leerderdissipline en, laastens, om ʼn lewenslange geleentheid vir onderwys en opleiding aan almal te bied. In sommige gevalle word egter gevind dat skoolbeheerliggame nie die uitdagings met betrekking tot hul rol en funksie by die skool suksesvol uitvoer nie en dat daar selfs spanning tussen die skoolbeheerliggaam en die bestuur van die skool bestaan (Bagarette 2012;Xaba 2011 …”