Factors Affecting Strategic Management and Planning of Rural Primary Schools in King William's Town District , Eastern Cape

Abstract

Prior to 1994, the management of schools in South Africa was characterized as fragmented, authoritarian and top-down. After 1994, things changed for the worst in rural primary schools. The strategic management of rural primary schools was adversely affected by many setbacks in the education system. The birth of political democracy in 1994, resulted in many changes including the creation of one national Department of Education. In line with this democratization came the concept of school management teams (SMTs) and their responsibility to strategically manage the schools. The main aim of this study was an investigation on factors affecting strategic management and planning of rural primary schools in the King William's Town District, Eastern Cape.