"Implications of Covid-19 on the management of school financial resources in quintile 5 public schools"
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Implications of Covid-19 on the management of school financial resources in quintile 5 public schools |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Pierre du Plessis; Department of Education Leadership and Management, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; South Africa |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | |
| 3. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Covid-19; fee-paying schools; fundraising; governing body; quintiles; resources; school fees |
| 4. | Description | 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. https://doi.org/10.15700/saje.v40n4a2043 ORCiD iD of author: Pierre du Plessis - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4243-6139 |
| 5. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Education Association of South Africa |
| 6. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 7. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2021-02-02 |
| 8. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 9. | Format | File format | |
| 10. | Identifier | Universal Resource Indicator | https://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/article/view/2043 |
| 11. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | SA Journal of Education; Vol 40, No 4 (2020) |
| 12. | Language | English=en | en |
| 13. | Relation | Supp. Files | |
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| 15. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | If the article is accepted for publication, copyright of this article will be vested in the Education Association of South Africa. All articles published in this journal are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated. |