A Culture of Teaching and Learning in Disadvantaged High Schools

The education system in South Africa had undergone
many changes, but the culture of teaching and
learning in many disadvantaged schools has continued
to decline. Surprisingly enough, various authors had
also voiced similar concern about the collapse of a
culture of teaching and learning in schools long
before the democratic elections. For example, most
potential learners had dropped out of schools
because of the collapse of a culture of teaching due
to over-crowding in classrooms, under-qualified and
un-qualified teachers, poor instruction, insufficient
resources, lack of
discipline, bad role models and irrelevant
curriculum which demotivate teachers.This ,therefore
became a debatable and complex issue hence is on the
lips of every teacher, parent, learner, government
official and relevant stakeholder.

Autorentext
Dr.Mabatho Sedibe, and has obtained PhD,Curriculum and Instructional Design&Development(Teaching & Learning)at the university of Pretoria(South Africa)At the moment I am a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) in the Department of Educational Psychology.

Klappentext
The education system in South Africa had undergone many changes, but the culture of teaching and learning in many disadvantaged schools has continued to decline. Surprisingly enough, various authors had also voiced similar concern about the collapse of a culture of teaching and learning in schools long before the democratic elections. For example, most potential learners had dropped out of schools because of the collapse of a culture of teaching due to "over-crowding in classrooms, under-qualified and un-qualified teachers, poor instruction, insufficientresources, lack of discipline, bad role models and irrelevant curriculum which demotivate teachers.This ,thereforebecame a debatable and complex issue hence is on thelips of every teacher, parent, learner, governmentofficial and relevant stakeholder.