The perceptions of parents of their role in the democratic governance of schools in South Africa: are they on board?

I argue that parent participation in SGBs is an important ingredient in building democracy in the schooling system, as well as in the wider society of South Africa. At some schools in South Africa, parents are not yet playing their full role as governors mandated by legislation. Parents at some rura...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vuzi Mncube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Education Association of South Africa 2009-02-01
Series:South African Journal of Education
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002009000100006&lng=en&tlng=en