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Shaheed Hartley<br />

Figure 2: The priority needs identified by teachers in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> data ga<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ring process.<br />

5. Implicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> pilot study<br />

The five schools selected in this pilot study provided a preview <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> knowledge management<br />

platform created by this study. The needs identified provide an important source <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong> for<br />

service providers as a community <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> practice that support schools in science and ma<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>matics<br />

educati<strong>on</strong>. The data ga<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>red not <strong>on</strong>ly provide <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> needs that can be addressed as a priority but also<br />

provides informati<strong>on</strong> about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>text <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> school. Issues with regard <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> support provided by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

principal and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir management teams, tensi<strong>on</strong>s that exist in for example School D between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

principal and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> science department, schools with young and aspiring teachers (Schools A and E),<br />

and a new principal at School C, experienced teachers at School B are all relevant informati<strong>on</strong><br />

ga<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>red that would influence <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> approach adopted by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> community <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> practice. The needs pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ile<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> each school would be made available <strong>on</strong> a database that members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> community <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> practice<br />

and educati<strong>on</strong> authorities have access to in order to coordinate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> support provided in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

logistics, priorities and expertise. The pilot study serve as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> precursor to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> larger study and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

less<strong>on</strong>s learnt would be invaluable to future research.<br />

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