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    Management of school finances by school governing bodies in rural schools: A case of four primary schools in the Butterworth Education District.
    (University of Fort Hare, 2017-01) Mdingi, Khayalethu Chris
    The implementation of the South African Schools Act in 1996 was the first attempt to involve parents in the governance of schools. This decentralization initiative within the school context serves as a mechanism to strengthen the decision making authority of SGBs. Thus, financial management is a crucial governance function of the SGB. The aim of this study was to explore the management of finances by SGBs in selected rural schools in the Butterworth Education District in the Eastern Cape Province. A qualitative study was conducted using a series of in-depth semistructured interviews with parent-governors, principals and teachers. The study employed purposive sampling to select four rural primary schools. The sample comprised four principals, four parent SGB members and four teacher SGB members.