parents and principals as partners in creating a culture of learning

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the protection and respect of the educational resources in their care;
and
the elimination of unprofessional behaviour such as drunkenness,
the use of drugs and assault.
The principals and the teacher unions/organisations must take disciplinary
action against those teachers who contravene the code of conduct for
teachers.
7.5.4 Further research
(1) Motivation
Today cooperation between parents and principals is vital for effective teaching
and learning to take place at schools. The parent (child's primary educator) and
the principal (child's secondary educator) each had a special and an important role
to play in the education of the child by becoming partners in creating a culture of
learning. Parental involvement in and acceptance of responsibilities for their
children's education are still very unsatisfactory. In the interest of the education
of the child, the contact and cooperation between parents and principals should
denote a partnership. Although the premise exists that parents and principals are
indispensable partners in the education process, practice remains far behind which
has contributed to the collapse in the culture of learning.
However, the researcher is of the view that the cause for this state of affairs does
not only rest with parents and principals since the government, teachers and pupils
(learners) are equally responsible for creating a culture of learning. This matter
requires urgent attention and needs to be addressed without delay.