Parental Involvement in the Process of Implementation of the National School Nutrition Programme in Public Schools

Abstract

Inevitably, life in the twenty-first century globalised world brings people into contact with "others". Through these contacts, the need for interactions demands that these people find different ways of understanding one another to generate knowledge. In order for them to achieve this objective, they need a strong and coherent medium. First additional language education has been developed in South Africa to unravel as well as address challenges posed to competence in intercultural communication, with the emphasis placed on how to communicate with a different "other" since the world now has become a small village. The study made use of a qualitative research methodology, revolving around an ethnographic design. The research population constituted lecturers, tutors and students from the University of Western Cape. The four principal tools used for data collection included: Interviews, Questionnaires, Naturally Occurring data and Participant Observation.

The Practice and Challenges of Implementing Critical Thinking Skills in Efl Teachers Questioning Behavior

“…Seeing parents involved in the education of their children is a good thing because it improves academic performance. Students become more focused on their school work (Kwatubana & Makhalemele, 2015).…”

Challenges Encountered in a South African School Nutrition Programme

“… 8 Delays may result in non-delivery of food items as were reported by some participants and respondents in the study, and affirmed in Kwatubana and Makhalamele’s South African study. 19 Regular meetings with stakeholders may be critical in finding solutions for late payment of stakeholders. Participants in this study, and as also observed in the study by Kwatubana and Makhalamele make it clear that where service providers were reported to be unreliable, the schools lose confidence in the supplier.…”

“…Participants in this study, and as also observed in the study by Kwatubana and Makhalamele make it clear that where service providers were reported to be unreliable, the schools lose confidence in the supplier. 19 Effective monitoring and communication may be crucial in ensuring the reliability of stakeholders. Late payment of service providers could also result in delays in serving meals, as was reported by participants and respondents in this study and affirmed in Dei’s South African study.…”

“…Both the Department of Education and Lacey claim that the objectives of eliminating short-term hunger, enhancing learners’ alertness in class and addressing the issue of micronutrient deficiency will not be achieved if illnesses result from eating school meals. 19 , 21 Insufficient sanitation standards are not only a South African issue. In Brazil, as well as Ghana, poor sanitation in the school nutrition programmes was a challenge.…”

Role of Emotional Intelligence in Strengthening links of Teacher Management Skills with their Performance in HEIS of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

“…School leaderships need to facilitate parents about their children and to give them opportunities to help the schools in achieving their mission and goal (Sapungan & Sapungan, 2014). Parents' involvement can improves academic performance of their children and it also provides them opportunities to show their potentialities and skills in a better manner and they also become more focused in their study (Kwatubana & Makhalemele, 2015). Lemmer (2007) stated that parents' communication with schools can improve their children's self-esteem, attendance and best social behavior.…”