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Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/78487 Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship Mohlakwana, Mokgadi Agnes Ursula Nkuna, Mzamani Eliah UCTD School governance Leadership readiness School principal readiness School management Principalship policy Educational reform Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-16 Education theses SDG-17 Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020. The failure to implement policy has become a thorny issue in most organisations around the world and in South Africa. The blame for policy implementation failure has been placed on the lack of measuring readiness to implement in many organisations. The purpose of this study was to explore principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship (PSSP). The PSSP is a newly published DBE policy that requires principals to implement it, which is why there is now a special focus on their understanding of how ready they are for its implementation. This study will contribute to the literature on readiness and policy implementation globally and within the South African context. The study used a case study research design and semi-structured interviews to gather information about the understanding of principals of their readiness to implement the PSSP. The study employed purposive and convenience sampling strategies to select fifteen principals to participate in the research. An invitation was extended to the principals through a consent form that contained information about confidentiality and the right to withdraw, which the participants were expected to sign before commencing with data collection. The main questions were based on how principals understand their readiness to implement the PSSP, their motivation to implement the PSSP, challenges of implementing the PSSP, factors that could contribute to the implementation of the PSSP, their capability to implement the PSSP, and their perception about the implementation of the PSSP. The data collected through interviews was transcribed verbatim. Data analysis was conducted through categorisation into themes and presented with direct quotations from the participants. The study showed that although principals have some level of understanding of the PSSP from personal reading, they have not received training on the policy, which resulted in the conclusion that the DBE has not yet established principals’ readiness to implement. Despite the lack of establishing readiness to implement on the part of the DBE, the study found out that principals have both intrinsic as well as extrinsic motivation to implement the PSSP. These motivators can be cancelled by the perceived challenges in implementing the policy. It was found out that principals perceive training and awareness creation as a possible solution to their little understanding of PSSP. bs2026 Education Management and Policy Studies PhD Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2021-02-12T09:37:30Z 2021-02-12T09:37:30Z 20/10/02 2020 Thesis Nkuna, ME 2020, Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78487> S2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78487 en © 2020 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 | UCTD School governance Leadership readiness School principal readiness School management Principalship policy Educational reform Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-16 Education theses SDG-17 Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship |
| title | Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship |
| title_full | Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship |
| title_fullStr | Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship |
| title_full_unstemmed | Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship |
| title_short | Principals’ understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the South African Standard for Principalship |
| title_sort | principals understanding of their readiness to implement the policy on the south african standard for principalship |
| topic | UCTD School governance Leadership readiness School principal readiness School management Principalship policy Educational reform Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-16 Education theses SDG-17 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78487 |