The cost-benefits of empowering teachers on Public Service Acts of Misconduct Regulations of 2000 as Amended in 2001 to curb indiscipline in Zimbabwe
Keywords:
Indiscipline, public schools, embezzlement, improper associationAbstract
It is so colourful to empower secondary teachers with public service acts of misconduct as a mitigating measure to curb indiscipline. Indiscipline is an academic scar that undermines the education system in Zimbabwe. Indiscipline is a product of bad leadership practices. The objective of this study was to determine the cost-benefits of empowering or capacitating secondary school teachers on Public Service acts of misconduct regulations to address the frequent occurrence of teacher indiscipline. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants and data was analysed using thematic content analysis. A case study was used as a research design in this study. The participants were made up of junior teachers, senior teachers, school deputy heads, school heads, human resources officers, school inspectors, and district school inspectors. Data was collected using two different methods which were in-depth face-to-face interviews and document analysis. The study found that there is a need for empowering teachers on the Public Service acts of misconduct regulations, is need for School Heads to conduct consistent school-based consultative workshops with teachers, a need for the continuous reskilling of teachers through staff development programs and teachers’ ignorance of the PSC Regulations 2000 as amended Acts of Misconduct. The study recommended that there is a need to establish a harmonized Teaching Professions Council.
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