Maintenance of Public Schools Infrastructure in South Africa

Wilda Mojela () and Wellington Didibhuku Thwala ()
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Wilda Mojela: University of Johannesburg
Wellington Didibhuku Thwala: University of Johannesburg

Chapter Chapter 127 in Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, 2014, pp 1253-1261 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Focusing on the dilapidated state of public schools’ infrastructure in the East Rand, Gauteng Province of South Africa, this study presents findings on the reasons why public schools infrastructure is in a dilapidated state, various factors which contribute to the dilapidation and establishes ways in which the state of old and new infrastructure can be improved in an attempt to preserve and maintain a good state of public schools infrastructure. A detailed literature review of both South Africa and international literature was compiled on public schools infrastructure. A questionnaire was designed to collect data from nine schools in the East Rand. The field survey comprised of three Department of Education Officials, nine school principals, nine school teachers and nine school governing body members. There are several factors that lead to the state of dilapidation of public schools. The study provides a assessment of the conditions of public schools infrastructure. The paper further to identify the causes factors of public schools infrastructure dilapidation. The paper then presents the conclusion of the study.

Keywords: Facilities maintenance; Dilapidation; Public schools infrastructure; Factors leading to dilapidation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-35548-6_127

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