Open AccessEvaluating the Promotion Requirements for the Appointment of Office-Based Educators in the Department of Basic Education in South Africa
Author(s) -
Msawenkosi Sandile Mbokazi,
Rachel Gugu Mkhasibe,
Oluwatoyin Ayodele Ajani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-6052
pISSN - 1927-6044
DOI - 10.5430/ijhe.v11n2p184
Subject(s) - promotion (chess) , disadvantaged , medical education , presentation (obstetrics) , subject (documents) , qualitative research , psychology , medicine , sociology , political science , computer science , social science , politics , library science , law , radiology
Various promotion requirements are adopted in the appointment of classroom or subject educators as office-based educators or subject advisors (education specialists) in the Department of Basic Education. This qualitative adopted interpretive paradigm study sought to explore educators' lived experiences on the promotion requirements espoused by the Department for the appointment of qualified educators as office-based educators. Ten educator-participants were purposively selected for a semi-structured, face-to-face interview to collect in-depth data for the study. Collected data were thematically analysed to generate themes for the presentation and discussion of findings. The promotion requirements for office-based educators are inadequately utilised in the selection of suitable candidates for the posts. The study established an unfair promotion process in the appointment of office-based educators, and thus, many qualified educators are disadvantaged. The study recommends that promotion requirements should be adhered to in the selection process, to ensure fairness and social justice for all qualified candidates.