The influence of school proprietors on the roles and responsibilities of school governing bodies in church-owned schools in Lesotho

• Main Author: Nkanda, Ntoa David
• Other Authors: Ogina, T. A.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Church-owned schools; Influence; Relationships; Religious values and morals; School board; School governance; Schools in Maseru Lesotho; School management; School proprietor; Roles and responsibilities; 373.1207096885; School boards – Lesotho – Maseru > Case studies; Church schools > Lesotho > Maseru > Administration > Case studies; High schools > Lesotho > Maseru > Administration > Case studies
• Online Access: Nkanda, Ntoa David (2017) The influence of school proprietors on the roles and responsibilities of school governing bodies in church-owned schools in Lesotho, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24467>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24467

The focus of this case study inquiry was to explore the influence of school proprietors on the roles and responsibilities of the School Boards (SBs) in church-owned secondary schools in Maseru. The samples consisted of SBs chairpersons, school principals, parents’ representatives, and teachers’ representatives in the SBs and educational secretaries from three church-owned secondary schools. Interviews were used to collect data. The findings of this study revealed that the perceived roles of proprietors were to develop the learners holistically including religious values and morals. The SBs managed human resources, physical infrastructure, and school funds, and policy implementation. The relationship between proprietors and SBs was both positive and negative. The proprietors influenced SBs through promoting religious values and morals and by ensuring achievement of their academic goals. The proprietors’ sense of ownership and the desire for maintaining quality education motivated them to monitor the functions of SBs’ in their schools. === Educational Leadership and Management === M. Ed. (Education Management)