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Creating a school environment for the effective management of cultural diversity

The authors of this article examined the factors that affect the creation of a school environment for the effective management of cultural diversity as legislated for in the directive principles of the South African Schools Act of 1996 and the Schools Education Act of 1995. These two Acts determined that every person shall have the right to basic education and to equal access to schools and centers of learning. The authors demonstrated that a school environment for the effective management of cultural diversity could be achieved through creative approaches to professional management and school governance, characterized by a collaborative management style. Managing cultural diversity can often be complicated by communication problems and stereotyping due to differences based on moral, ethical, socio-political and economic issues. The authors found that previous divisions of schools under the pre-1994 regime according to departments of education and mother tongue were both statistically and substantially significant.

• Contributor: Grobler, B. R., Moloi, K. C., Loock, C. F., Bisschoff, T. C., Mestry, R. J.
• Journal/Secondary Title: Educational Management Administration & Leadership
• Number: 4
• Volume: 34
• Year: 2006

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NIUSI: District Effort & Support: Cultural Renewal & Improvement
• Network/channel: NIUSI: Families & Communities: Culture
• Network/channel: NIUSI: Professional Effort: Group Practice & Professional Development
• Network/channel: NIUSI: School Organizational Effort: Culture of Change and Improvement

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