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The management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments
Mini Dissertation (MEd (Education Leadership))--University of Pretoria, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/81134 The management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments Du Plessis, Andre johanettevermaak@gmail.com Vermaak, Johanette Education Leadership UCTD Leadership Commitment of educators Subject departments Heads of department community of practice Distributed leadership Interpersonal relationships Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-16 Mini Dissertation (MEd (Education Leadership))--University of Pretoria, 2021. From the social network theory perspective, this qualitative study attempts to gain understanding regarding how heads of departments manage, maintain and develop interpersonal relationships with educators within the organisational context of different schools and departments. Based on existing literature, a detailed discussion is provided on what interpersonal relationships are, the difference between managers and leaders, the structure of subject departments, distributed leadership, teacher leadership, subject departments as communities of practice, conceptualising interpersonal relationships, the link between interpersonal relations and communities of practice, the role of interpersonal relationships in schools and a look at the social network theory. Prior research indicates that interpersonal relationships play a vital role in the implementation of learning and teaching in a classroom. Research generally focuses more on the interpersonal relationships between educators and the principal or educators and their learners. Limited research has been conducted on the interpersonal relationship between HODs and their departments. A qualitative approach has been used in this study to explore the perceptions and understanding of interpersonal relationships between educators and teachers. A multiple case study design has been used. Three secondary schools were purposefully sampled and three participants from each school have been invited to participate in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each of the participants. The findings confirm that there is an indelible link between the HOD and the educator’s relationship regarding work ethics and motivation. We cannot ignore that a head of department is a key link between principals and the teachers in their classrooms. bs2026 Education Management and Policy Studies MEd (Education Leadership) Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2021-08-04T11:03:45Z 2021-08-04T11:03:45Z 2021-09 2021-09 Mini Dissertation * S2021 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81134 en © 2019 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 | Education Leadership UCTD Leadership Commitment of educators Subject departments Heads of department community of practice Distributed leadership Interpersonal relationships Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-16 The management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments |
| title | The management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments |
| title_full | The management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments |
| title_fullStr | The management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments |
| title_full_unstemmed | The management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments |
| title_short | The management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments |
| title_sort | management of interpersonal relations in secondary school subject departments |
| topic | Education Leadership UCTD Leadership Commitment of educators Subject departments Heads of department community of practice Distributed leadership Interpersonal relationships Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-08 Education theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81134 |