"Learner councillors' perspectives on learner participation"
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Learner councillors' perspectives on learner participation |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Edith Dinong Phaswana; University of Johannesburg |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | |
| 3. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Learner, participation, representative council of learners (RCL), learner councillors, South African Schools Act, Limpopo |
| 4. | Description | Abstract | Learner participation in South Africa was legislated in 1996 through the South African Schools Act, No. 84. Since then it has been a legal requirement to establish representative councils of learners (RCL) at secondary schools (with Grade 8 and higher) countrywide. I investigate the perspectives and experiences of participation with secondary schools learners elected to serve in representative councils of learners and school governing bodies. I adopted an interpretive qualitative methodology. In-depth interviews and focus groups were used. Three categories of experiences emerged: (1) learning experiences, (2) relational experiences, and (3) challenges faced by learner councillors. The data further suggest that there is an opportunity for learners to gain skills that could be useful for them. I offer a framework for learner participation that is grounded in social learning to promote meaningful participation. Keywords: learner councillors; learner participation; Limpopo; representative council of learners; South African Schools Act |
| 5. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Education Association of South Africa |
| 6. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | Ford Foundation; National Research Foundation of South Africa |
| 7. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 2010-02-25 |
| 8. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 8. | Type | Type | |
| 9. | Format | File format | |
| 10. | Identifier | Universal Resource Indicator | https://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/article/view/251 |
| 11. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | SA Journal of Education; Vol 30, No 1 (2010) |
| 12. | Language | English=en | en |
| 13. | Relation | Supp. Files |
Editor's letter (14KB) |
| 14. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) | |
| 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. |