An appreciative enquiry of an NGO that delivers empowerment driven education support services

• Main Author: Fynn, Angelo Winston Ronaldo
• Other Authors: Terre Blanche, M. J. (Martin J.)
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Appreciate inquiry; AI; Social construction; NGO; Education; Programme evaluation; Formative evaluation; 4-D cycle; 4-I cycle; 371.190968; Educhange and Research Foundation > Evaluation; Appreciative inquiry > South Africa > Case studies; Non-governmental organizations > South Africa > Evaluation > Case studies; Community and school > South Africa > Evaluation > Case studies; School improvement programs > South Africa > Evaluation > Case studies
• Online Access: Fynn, Angelo Winston Ronaldo (2011) An appreciative enquiry of an NGO that delivers empowerment driven education support services, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5104>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5104

The South African education system is in crisis; with low matric pass rates, high dropout rates, teacher strikes, rising pregnancy rates among teenaged learners, and assaults by learners on educators and other learners. The system is unable to cope with the multiple demands placed on it and a number of NGOs are stepping in to aid the system. This study is an evaluation of an NGO aimed at developing learners through the application of the Appreciative Inquiry approach. The Appreciative Inquiry approach is a method for generating change within an organisation by looking at what works in the organisation and facilitating active participation. The main findings from this study were that the programme seems to have positively affected learners‟ performance both academically and behaviourally; the programme was perceived to have raised the general standard of academic performance at the school. === Psychology === M.A. (Psychology)