Abstract
M.Ed.
This research project forms part of a group project that involves three factors
of effective management:
• normative management;
• open democratic management; and
• accountable co-operative management.
This mini-dissertation deals with normative management as a factor of
effective school management.
Chapter one explains the aims and objective of the research. The main
objective is to determine the role normative management plays in the effective
management of schools with diverse academic results in the 1999 senior
certificate exam. This chapter further explains the research method,
quantitative research, used for this research. Finally the researcher makes
important assumptions in this chapter that should be taken into consideration
for the mini- dissertation.
Chapter two is in the form of a detailed literature study of the topic. The
concepts, effective management and normative management as a factor of
effective management, are explained in full. This chapter also deals with
concepts from the questionnaire.
Chapter three discusses the research instrument, the questionnaire. This
chapter also explains the items of the questionnaire that forms part of
normative management and the research group.
Chapter four deals with the empirical study of the data from the
questionnaires.
In chapter five the researcher comes to certain conclusions from the study.
Firstly the moral of educators influences school effectiveness. Secondly a
common vision and mission will improve school effectiveness. The
importance of the role of the principal is thirdly explained. Fourthly it is stated
that parents should be involve to improve school effectiveness. Fifthly the
curriculum in schools is dealt with. Curriculum 2005 is also discussed. Finally
the importance of providing in the basic needs of children to improve school
effectiveness is explained.
In conclusion the researcher states that the educator should ask him/herself
the following question when doing or saying something involving the learners:
"Will this benefit the learner?" If the answer to this question is 'yes', the action
will improve school effectiveness.