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The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/43323 The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators Eberlein, Eric wrhs@icon.co.za Nieuwenhuis, F.J. Du Plessis, A. (Andre) Professional development Distributed leadership Integrated Quality Management System Professional learning communities Commitment of educators UCTD Mentoring Coaching Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2014. Undertaken from a distributed leadership theory perspective, this qualitative study attempts to gain understanding regarding how heads of department develop educators within the organisational context of different schools and departments. A Based on existing literature, a detailed discussion is provided on what professional development is, the conditions needed for effective professional development, professional development strategies, distributed leadership theory and the functioning of heads of department and subject departments within the current policy framework for professional development in South African Schools. Two fee-paying and two non-fee-paying schools were selected and interviews were conducted with heads of department from single subject (unitary) and multi-subject (federal or confederate) departments in each school. The data was transcribed, coded, inductively analysed and related to the research question(s). A full description and analysis of the data is provided. The findings confirm that with change being demanded from above and from outside schools, it cannot be ignored that heads of department are a key link between principals and the teachers in their classrooms. This supports the view that heads of department have formal responsibilities and accountabilities and that they wield a horizontal and a vertical influence. Various recommendations are made to improve professional development practice by heads of department in particular and in the education system in general. lk2014 Education Management and Policy Studies MEd Unrestricted 2015-01-19T12:13:29Z 2015-01-19T12:13:29Z 2014/12/12 2014 Dissertation Du Plessis, A 2014, The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43323> M14/9/361 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43323 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 |
| spellingShingle | Professional development Distributed leadership Integrated Quality Management System Professional learning communities Commitment of educators UCTD Mentoring Coaching The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators |
| title | The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators |
| title_full | The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators |
| title_fullStr | The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators |
| title_short | The role of the Head of Department in the professional development of educators |
| title_sort | role of the head of department in the professional development of educators |
| topic | Professional development Distributed leadership Integrated Quality Management System Professional learning communities Commitment of educators UCTD Mentoring Coaching |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43323 |