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Examining the experiences of school governing body in handling school funds

International Journal of Educational Management and Development Studies
This study aimed at examining the experiences of finance committee, the sub-committee of the School Governing Body (SGB) in managing finances in selected schools in the uMkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
Bhekithemba Phumlani Ngema, Simanga Phillip Lukhele, Rudzani Israel Lumadi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies to Enhance Parental Involvement in South Africa [PDF]

Social Sciences and Education Research Review
The potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve teaching and learning is gaining traction in South African schools. Previously, economic, social and geographical factors constrained parental involvement and participation in ...
Thomas Hlongwane, Mapheleba Lekhetho
doaj   +1 more source

Residual tail twisting in ascidian larvae is stabilized by asymmetric myofibrils that resist bilateral symmetry restoration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure, Misaki K. Nishio, Satoru Okuda, Kohji Hotta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating New Beginnings: A Study of State-Level Grant Funding Support for K-12 Refugee Education

Social Sciences
In 2022, the federal government initiated two grant programs geared to enhance education specifically for Afghan and Ukrainian populations: the Afghan Refugee School Impact and Support to Schools supplements, both part of the Refugee School Impact (RSI ...
Emily R. Crawford, Juan José Reyes, Oksana Kozlova, Lisa Dorner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies to address learner aggression in rural South African secondary schools

Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2013
Managing learner aggression in the school system is central to learners’ academic performance and holistic development. In order to manage learner aggression, it is important to understand the contributory factors and the forms of learner aggression ...
Gunam D. Singh, Gertruida M. Steyn
doaj   +1 more source

TRUST IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

ICERI Proceedings
The study examines how trust is manifested in principals’ co-operation with their own employees in the implementation of local development work. The research question is: How is trust expressed in principals’ co-operation with employees and leaders? The study is based on interviews with three principals in a medium-sized municipality.
openaire   +2 more sources

Contextualizing, Orchestrating and Learning for Leading: The Praxis and Particularity of Educational Leadership Practices

, 2017
The importance of leadership for improving educational outcomes in schools has been widely promoted. However, the nature of leadership practices, in context, has received less attention in the educational leadership literature.
Hardy, Ian, Grootenboer, Peter
core   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From mice to humans—divergent strategies for intestinal homeostasis and regeneration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Recent advances such as organoid genome editing, xenotransplantation, imaging, and whole‐genome sequencing have enabled direct studies of human intestinal stem cells (ISCs). These studies reveal species‐specific features, including slower ISC proliferation, distinct injury responses, slower somatic mutation accumulation in humans, and an inverse ...
Keiko Ishikawa, Shinya Sugimoto, Toshiro Sato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship between Principals' Competencies in Budgeting and Performance of Financial Management Roles in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya [PDF]

Social Sciences and Education Research Review
The study investigated the relationship between the principals' budgeting competencies and the performance of selected financial management roles in public secondary schools in Kajiado County, Kenya.
Pius Kipruto Kosgei, Mapheleba Lekhetho
doaj   +1 more source