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effects (Van Wyk, 1996b:23-25). Parents can directly contribute <strong>in</strong> many<br />

ways to improve the school. This can <strong>in</strong>clude improv<strong>in</strong>g the school<br />

grounds, undertak<strong>in</strong>g m<strong>in</strong>or repairs to build<strong>in</strong>gs, transport <strong>of</strong> pupils,<br />

protect<strong>in</strong>g school property, fund-rais<strong>in</strong>g ete (cf.4.3.6 (4).<br />

2.19 Only 26% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>pr<strong>in</strong>cipals</strong> agreed that decisions taken on matters<br />

regard<strong>in</strong>g school policies are arrived at by consensus between <strong>parents</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

themselves (cf. 2.18).<br />

6.3.8 Shar<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> skills<br />

Table 21 Frequency distribution accord<strong>in</strong>g to the items on the shar<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong><br />

skills between <strong>parents</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>pr<strong>in</strong>cipals</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>partners</strong> <strong>in</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

<strong>culture</strong> <strong>of</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Question Agree Disagree Uncerta<strong>in</strong> Miss<strong>in</strong>g Total<br />

No Values<br />

2.20 46 2 2 0 50<br />

92 4 4 0 100<br />

2.21 10 35 2 3 50<br />

20 70 4 6 100<br />

2.22 44 3 3 0 50<br />

88 6 6 0 100<br />

2.23.1 49 1 0 0 50<br />

98 2 0 0 100<br />

2.23.2 45 4 1 0 50<br />

90 8 2 0 100<br />

2.23.3 46 3 1 0 50<br />

92 6 2 0 100<br />

2.23.4 46 2 2 0 50<br />

92 4 4 0 100<br />

2.23.5 44 1 5 0 50<br />

88 2 10 0 100<br />

2.23.6 49 0 1 0 50<br />

98 0 2 0 100

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