How Pastoral Care Policy Has Contributed to the Management of Junior Secondary Schools In Botswana

Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3
DECLARATION OF ETHICS 4
Abstract 5
CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 6 1.0 INTRODUCTION 6
1.1Background 7
1.2 Statement of the problem 11
1.3 Purpose of the study 11
1.4 Research questions 11
1.5 Definition of key terms 12
1.6 Acronyms: 12
1.7 Significance of the study 13
1.8 Limitations 14
1.9 Delimitations 14
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 15 2.0 INTRODUCTION 15
2.1 The origin of pastoral care 15
2.2 What is pastoral care? 16
2.3 Perceptions about implementation of PC in schools 17
2.3.1 International Perspectives 17
2.3.2 Different perspectives about benefits of PCP. 19 2.3. Challenges of implementing PCP 20
2.3.4 Conclusion 22
2.4 Botswana perspective about implementation of PCP 23
2.4.1 Divisions and demarcations of school into houses 23
2.4.2 School leadership training 23
2.4.3 School supervision 23
2.4.4 Stakeholder partnerships 23
2.4.5 Role ambiguity 24
2.4.6 Socio-Economic changes 24
2.4.7 Conclusion 25
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 26
3.1 Research design 27
3.2 Population of the study and Justification 28
3.3 Sampling Procedure 29
3.4 The sample 29
3.5 Data collection procedure 31
3.6 Data collection instruments 31
3.6.1 Interview 31
3.7 Data analysis 32
3.8 Ethical consideration 33
3.9 Conclusion 34
CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS 35
4.0 Introduction 35
4.1 Demographic Data 36
4.2 Findings 37
4.2.1 Perceptions of the school managers about the implementation of the PCP 38
4.2.2 Perceptions of school managers’ about the benefits of the PCP. 59
4.2.3. The perceptions of school management teams on the challenges posed by PCP. 66
CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION 72
5.0 INTRODUCTION 72
5.1 PERCEPTIONS OF MANAGERS ABOUT BENEFITS OF THE PCP 73
5.1.1 Improved students’ behaviour 73
5.1.2 Improved school perfomance 74
5.1.4 Improved school records 75
5.1.5 Improved partnerships 76
5.2 MANAGEMENT PERCEPTIONS ON THE CHALLENGES OF PCP 77
5.2.2 Inadequate