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October 10, 2025Perspectives in EducationOpen Access

(Dis)empowering school management teams of non-fee-paying schools to collaborate with school governing bodies to manage school finances effectively

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TZThembinkosi Trevor ZwaneRMRaj Mestry

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Overview

Qualitative study explores financial management in non-fee-paying schools, highlighting lack of collaboration between SMTs and SGBs.

Key Points

  • Findings show that many non-fee schools struggle with effective financial management due to a lack of collaboration.
  • Interviews with 16 stakeholders revealed that SMTs are often excluded from financial discussions in SGBs.
  • Qualitative approach employed semi-structured interviews to gather insights on SMTs' roles in managing school finances.
  • The study calls for policy changes to allow SMT members to participate in SGB meetings for better governance.

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Zwane et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e865117ef2f04ca37e4c31https://doi.org/10.38140/pie.v43i4.9482
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