An exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town region

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dc.contributor.advisorCraig, Anitaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMcKinnon, Candiceen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-10T08:14:48Z
dc.date.available2014-12-10T08:14:48Z
dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 87-91.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractGiven the political changes in South Africa in recent years, an exploration of any particular set of education-related documents, as far as the impossibilities/possibilities they allow for action, is made tempting and promising. This is what the present study takes on; more particularly, a discourse analysis (disciplined reading) of school mission statements. The results in general reveal support for both a traditional and a liberal/progressive orientation to schooling and control, arguably limiting the possibility of realising democracy within the school, and increasing the likelihood of punitive techniques of control. One of the most evident ideals seems to be of providing for the nation's person-power needs, and of ensuring later financial security for the individual. Finally, it was found that at well resourced schools, there is a resistance to transformation and in particular social equality, accompanied by support for a liberal capitalist system. In comparison, at less resourced schools there is less support for a capitalist system, but rather a desire for socioeconomic transformation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMcKinnon, C. (1999). <i>An exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town region</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9951en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMcKinnon, Candice. <i>"An exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town region."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9951en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcKinnon, C. 1999. An exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town region. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - McKinnon, Candice AB - Given the political changes in South Africa in recent years, an exploration of any particular set of education-related documents, as far as the impossibilities/possibilities they allow for action, is made tempting and promising. This is what the present study takes on; more particularly, a discourse analysis (disciplined reading) of school mission statements. The results in general reveal support for both a traditional and a liberal/progressive orientation to schooling and control, arguably limiting the possibility of realising democracy within the school, and increasing the likelihood of punitive techniques of control. One of the most evident ideals seems to be of providing for the nation's person-power needs, and of ensuring later financial security for the individual. Finally, it was found that at well resourced schools, there is a resistance to transformation and in particular social equality, accompanied by support for a liberal capitalist system. In comparison, at less resourced schools there is less support for a capitalist system, but rather a desire for socioeconomic transformation. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - An exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town region TI - An exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town region UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9951 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9951
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMcKinnon C. An exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town region. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9951en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEducation Supporten_ZA
dc.titleAn exploration of control in schools : a discourse analysis of secondary school mission statements in the greater Cape Town regionen_ZA
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