Human resource management

This research report is a critical analysis of opinion gathered through an opinion scale among 540 school teachers of Swaziland regarding staff development for Effective Classroom Management using distance education mode. The opinions were regarding Orientation, Session, two days contact session, various 17 units of self instructional materials and a 3 month interaction with peers and resource persons using a variety of media. It revealed some fruitful guidelines useful for organising thie programme in the future for other teachers. This project is a landmark effort in the direction of making this staff development programme learner friendly among school teachers of Swaziland. An acceptance and implementation of the findings may enhance the quality of this programme. The purpose of publishing these results in book form is to appraise the outcomes among all programme organisers for staff development among school teachers using distance education mode.

In this module, students will discover the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential to the practices of human resource management.  The curriculum leads them through the roles and responsibilities of human resource personnel.  Based on the “real-life” process of employment, students will learn how to assess the employment needs of the organisation, to formulate job descriptions and job specifications, and to manage job evaluations.  Leading on from organisational needs, students will explore the recruitment process, as well as the responsibility of developing, motivating and evaluating employees.

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This accredited journal publishes contributions from any field of education. While the emphasis is on empirical research, theoretical or methodological papers, review articles, short communications, book reviews and letters containing fair commentary on previously published articles will also be considered. Priority is given to articles that are relevant to Africa or that address cross-cultural topics, and to contributions addressing educational issues of social change and development.

The Journal of Education is an interdisciplinary publication of original research and writing on education. The journal aims to provide a forum for scholarly understanding of the field of education. A general focus of the journal is on curriculum. Curriculum is understood in a wide and interdisciplinary sense, encompassing curriculum theory, history, policy and development at all levels of the education system (e.g. schooling, adult education and training, higher education). Contributions that span the divide between theory and practice are particularly welcome. Although principally concerned with the social sciences, the journal encourages contributions from a wider field.

This module aims at empowering school managers and teachers to develop and implement appropriate mentoring programmes. The learning guide of this module addresses three key questions as follows: What is mentoring? What are the personal and professional qualities of effective mentors? How can we managing the establishment, monitoring and evaluation of a school mentoring programme?

The ELRC’s Teacher Appraisal policy is another important means by which
teachers’ professional accountability can be assured in South Africa. Note
the important emphasis on teachers’ professional development rather
than on simply judging teachers’ performance.