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Critical perspectives impacting on the role of leadership in secondary education in South Africa
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/43157 Critical perspectives impacting on the role of leadership in secondary education in South Africa Kuye, Jerry O. smahlabegoane@yahoo.com Mahlabegoane, Lepoti Samuel UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013. The primary objective of the study was to investigate critical perspectives impacting on the role of leadership in secondary education. The research utilized qualitative methodology wherein literature included observation, interviews of members of the school governance, principals, education officials and members of the school management teams. The study formulated a research question which reflects the researcher’s expectation about the phenomenon. To what extent do leadership imperatives impinge on the functioning of secondary education in South Africa? The principals as public managers utilize the generic administrative functions to execute their duties in secondary schools. The administrative functions are policy making, staffing, and determination of work procedures, financing, organizing and other management functions. Staffing and financing in the Department of Basic Education are the competence of the principal. The respondents interviewed and literature study confirmed that the implementation of the generic administrative functions, namely staffing and policy making created problems. Challenges were experienced particularly when decisions had to be taken. Often the School Governing Body could not collectively agree on the recruitment of suitable teachers and also on making financial decisions. This impacted negatively on the role of principals. This trend was found to be prevalent in the schools with SGB’s who lacked governance skills. The study has made recommendations that will help the Department of Basic Education to address school governance. The research recommended that the school governing body members should be trained on staffing, finance and policy making. The principals as members of the school governing body should also be trained on the above mentioned aspects. The empowerment of staffing is very important as the schools require teachers who are well qualified to teach learners according to National Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (NCAPS) requirements. It is important that the parents on the SGB work cooperatively with the principals so that the school can be staffed by well qualified personnel. It is also vital that money received from the state is used effectively, efficiently and economically. To achieve this goal an intensive training on procurement is necessary. Policy making is an essential aspect and requires knowledgeable people to do it. The schools require policies which will provide the staff with guidelines. lk2014 School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) PhD unrestricted 2015-01-19T12:11:08Z 2015-01-19T12:11:08Z 2014/12/12 2013 Thesis Mahlabegoane, L 2013, Critical perspectives impacting on the role of leadership in secondary education in South Africa, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43157> D14/9/62 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43157 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
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role of leadership in secondary education
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| title_full | Critical perspectives impacting on the
role of leadership in secondary education
in South Africa |
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role of leadership in secondary education
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role of leadership in secondary education
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| title_short | Critical perspectives impacting on the
role of leadership in secondary education
in South Africa |
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