The experiences of redeployed educators from down-sized schools

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Date
2005
Authors
Maile, Simeon
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University of the Free State
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English: The process of redeployment is viewed in this article from the perspective of the theory of managerialism in order to explain why educational institutions change. Redeployment is seen as part of the transformation process. Redeployment victims suffer a syndrome characterised by feelings of loss, anxiety, anger, insecurity, mistrust and stress. This syndrome is described by means of empirical data. The article compares arguments from theoretical propositions and integrates them with the data drawn from empirical investigation. While redeployment has succeeded in distributing educators across the education system, it has also brought misery to the careers of some educators, especially those who have experienced the process first-hand.
Afrikaans:In hierdie artikel word die proses van herontplooiing vanuit ’n bestuursteoretiese perspektief benader ten einde te verduidelik waarom opvoedkundige inrigtings verander. Herontplooiing word gesien as deel van die transformasieproses. Die slagoffers van herontplooiing ly aan ’n sindroom wat gekenmerk word deur ’n gevoel van verlies, angs, aggressie, wantroue en stres. Hierdie simptome wat die sindroom van die slagoffers beskryf, kom van empiries ingesamelde data. In die artikel word argumente van teoretiese proposisies vergelyk en geïntegreer met die data wat uit die empiriese ondersoek verkry is. Terwyl met heronplooiing daarin geslaag is om opvoeders oor die sisteem heen te versprei, het dit ook ongelukkigheid veroorsaak in die loopbane van sommige opvoeders, veral diegene wat die proses eerstehands ondervind het.
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Redeployment, Redeployment victims, Educators, Redeployed educators
Citation
Maile, S. (2005). The experiences of redeployed educators from down-sized schools. Acta Academica, 37(2), 172-190.