Implementation of continuous professional teachers development policy: a case of two township Secondary Schools in Mpumalanga Province

Abstract

Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) is a process that should develop the knowledge and skills of teachers and leaders throughout their careers. The purpose of this study is to explore the implementation of the CPTD policy in two secondary schools in Mpumalanga Province. Purposive sampling was used to identify eight participants using in-depth interview documents and analyses guided by McLaughlin's conceptual framework. The primary objective of this study is to examine the implementation of the CPTD policy in secondary schools; highlight challenges experienced in CPTD policy implementation in secondary schools; and provide strategies to mitigate challenges experienced in CPTD policy implementation in secondary schools. This study reveals a lack of commitment as a challenge in trying and implementing CPTD policy in schools. In one of the case study schools, courses are organised by the heads of subjects while in the other, the heads of departments are responsible for organising these content courses as specified by the timetable. At the environmental level, this course is organised by the group leader and course advisor while other teachers enrol in professional development activities in universities. Media aids are therefore used to enhance teaching and learning.

Tlhabollo ya Barutiši ya Profešenale ye e Tšwelago Pele ke tshepedišo yeo e swanetšego go hlabolla tsebo le mabokgoni a barutiši le baetapele mešomong ya bona ka moka. Thuto ye e nyakišiša ditlhohlo tšeo di itemogetšwego ke morutiši le baetapele mo tshepedišong ya phethagatšo ya pholisi ya CPTD le maano a go fokotša ditlhohlo. Go šomišitšwe go tšea mehlala ka nepo go šupa batšwasehlabelo ba seswai ka go šomiša ditokomane tša poledišano ye e tseneletšego le ditshekatsheko tšeo di hlahlwago ke tlhako ya kgopolo ya McLaughlin. Maikemišetšo a magolo a nyakišišo ye ke go hlahloba phethagatšo ya pholisi ya CPTD dikolong tša magareng; go laetša ditlhohlo tšeo di itemogetšwego ka phethagatšong ya pholisi ya CPTD dikolong tša magareng; le go fa maano a go fokotša ditlhohlo tšeo di itemogetšwego ka phethagatšong ya pholisi ya CPTD dikolong tša magareng. Thuto ye e utolla go hloka boikgafo bjalo ka tlhohlo ya go leka le go phethagatša pholisi ya CPTD dikolong. Go ye nngwe ya dikolo tša nyakišišo ya mohlala dithuto di rulagantšwe ke dihlogo tša dithuto mola go ye nngwe, dihlogo tša mafapha di na le maikarabelo a go rulaganya dithuto tše tša diteng bjalo ka ge go laeditšwe ke lenaneo la nako. Boemong bja tikologo, thuto ye e rulagantšwe ke moetapele wa dihlopha le moeletši wa dithuto mola barutiši ba bangwe ba ngwadiša mediro ya tlhabollo ya profešene ka diyunibesithi. Ka fao dithušo tša boraditaba di šomišwa go godiša go ruta le go ithuta

Ukuthuthukiswa Kothisha Okuqhubekayo kuwuhlelo oludinga ukuthuthukisa ulwazi namakhono othisha nabaholi kuyo yonke imisebenzi yabo. Lolu cwaningo luphenya izinselelo uthisha nabaholi abahlangabezana nazo ohlelweni lokusetshenziswa kwenqubomgomo ye-CPTD namasu okunciphisa izinselele. Ukusampula okuhlosiwe kwasetshenziswa ukukhomba ababambiqhaza abayisishiyagalombili kusetshenziswa inhlolokhono ejulile futhi kuhlaziye amadokhumenti aqondiswa uhlaka lomqondo kaMcLaughlin. Izinhloso ezinkulu zocwaningo ukuhlola ukuqaliswa kwenqubomgomo ye-CPTD ezikoleni zamabanga aphezulu; ukunquma izinselele okuhlangatshezwane nazo ekusetshenzisweni kwenqubomgomo ye-CPTD ezikoleni zamabanga aphezulu; kanye nokuhlinzeka ngamasu okunciphisa izinselele okuhlangatshezwane nazo ekusetshenzisweni kwenqubomgomo ye-CPTD ezikoleni zamabanga aphezulu. Lolu cwaningo luveza ukuntuleka kokuzibophezela njengenselelo yokuzama nokusebenzisa inqubomgomo ye-CPTD ezikoleni. Kwenye yezifundo zesikole imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi ihlelwa yizinhloko zezifundo kanti kwenye, izinhloko zeminyango zinomthwalo wemfanelo wokuhlela lezi zinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi eziqukethwe njengoba kushiwo wuhlelo lwezikhathi. Ezingeni lesekethe, umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi uhlelwa umholi weqoqo kanye nomeluleki wesifundo kuyilapho abanye othisha bebhalisa imisebenzi yokuthuthukisa amakhono ngamanyuvesi. Ngakho-ke izinsiza zemidiya zisetshenziselwa ukuthuthukisa ukufundisa nokufunda.