C2005 Case Study
7.2. The Policy Implementation challenge
Providing inferior education was one of the central pillars of the apartheid system, which was made possible through underfunding, under-resourcing and controlling what was taught in the school system . The new democratic government thus faced the challenge of turning a society characterised by inequalities, racial division and a crippled economy into a non-racial democratic society. This challenge was reflected in new education policies, which aimed to improve education and also restructure and transform society . One of these policies was C2005.
Curriculum 2005 (C2005) was aimed at equalising schools and society and democratizing educational practices, giving autonomy to teachers and schools, and …show more content…
The report found that in fact many were confused about the design and implementation of C2005. Most of the confusion came from the fact that the structure and design of C2005 was skewed, as there were evidential basic structure and design flaws . The use of complex language and confusing terminology, the overcrowding of curriculum, there was just too much going on and there were weaknesses in certain designs features promoting sequence, pace and …show more content…
The Review Committee suggested that adequate resources need to be provided, regular monitoring and review should be done and practical time frames . Considering the speed and possibility of implementation, the Committee recommended that manageable time frames by initiated for the grades.
However, general recommendations for policy implementation in South Africa include the following: the South African government should firstly insure that there are enough resources to maintain and sustain a policy, as this affects the effectiveness of a policy, also the agencies that are responsible for implementation policies should be provided the capacity to do so. Furthermore these agencies need to insure their understanding of what the policy is and the principles and thus adapt to it, they should be trained according to what they will need to implement those policies effectively and
Providing inferior education was one of the central pillars of the apartheid system, which was made possible through underfunding, under-resourcing and controlling what was taught in the school system . The new democratic government thus faced the challenge of turning a society characterised by inequalities, racial division and a crippled economy into a non-racial democratic society. This challenge was reflected in new education policies, which aimed to improve education and also restructure and transform society . One of these policies was C2005.
Curriculum 2005 (C2005) was aimed at equalising schools and society and democratizing educational practices, giving autonomy to teachers and schools, and …show more content…
The report found that in fact many were confused about the design and implementation of C2005. Most of the confusion came from the fact that the structure and design of C2005 was skewed, as there were evidential basic structure and design flaws . The use of complex language and confusing terminology, the overcrowding of curriculum, there was just too much going on and there were weaknesses in certain designs features promoting sequence, pace and …show more content…
The Review Committee suggested that adequate resources need to be provided, regular monitoring and review should be done and practical time frames . Considering the speed and possibility of implementation, the Committee recommended that manageable time frames by initiated for the grades.
However, general recommendations for policy implementation in South Africa include the following: the South African government should firstly insure that there are enough resources to maintain and sustain a policy, as this affects the effectiveness of a policy, also the agencies that are responsible for implementation policies should be provided the capacity to do so. Furthermore these agencies need to insure their understanding of what the policy is and the principles and thus adapt to it, they should be trained according to what they will need to implement those policies effectively and