Lilian Nwosu, Andre Bechuke and Pontso Moorosi
Object: The aim of the study was to investigate various ways in which the Accounting educators and the School Management Teams (SMTs) manage the teaching and learning of Accounting in secondary schools.
Methodology: A qualitative approach which was modeled on the case study research design was used to find out ways the teaching and learning of accounting are managed in schools. Two schools were selected in Mafikeng area of the North West Province to participate in the study, where interviews and observations were used to collect data. Participants included all the SMTs that contribute to the management of teaching and learning of accounting and consisted of the principal, deputy principal and the accounting HoDs in the two schools. Accounting educators were interviewed and observed while teaching. The data was analyzed and the findings were presented and discussed. The main findings of this study revealed that: there are various number management strategies which were employed by the schools to manage the teaching and learning of accounting. These strategies include; supporting accounting educators, providing teaching and learning of resources to accounting educators and learners, supervising the teaching and learning of accounting in the classroom and providing exchange programs for accounting learners. The study recommends that training; support and action plan approaches should be used by the SMTs, accounting educators and Department of Education (DoE) to manage the teaching and learning of accounting in secondary schools.
Conclusion: The researcher concludes that the study might inform SMTs and accounting educators on the various ways in which they can manage the teaching and learning of accounting.
