Teachers' Reflections on Distributive Leadership in Public Primary Schools in Soweto

Autor/inn/en	Naicker, Suraiya R.; Mestry, Raj
Titel	Teachers' Reflections on Distributive Leadership in Public Primary Schools in Soweto
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 33 (2013) 2, Artikel 715 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Leadership Styles; Primary Education; Elementary Schools; Teacher Attitudes; Blacks; Power Structure; Decision Making; Teacher Leadership; Qualitative Research; School Culture; Teacher Morale; Interpersonal Communication; Barriers; Focus Groups; Semi Structured Interviews; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Führungsstil; Primarbereich; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrerverhalten; Black person; Schwarzer; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Qualitative Forschung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Teacher; Teachers; Morale; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Moral; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Schooling has become increasingly complex in purpose and structure and therefore requires appropriate forms of leadership to address this challenge. One current leadership approach that is receiving national and global attention is distributive leadership. A qualitative approach was employed to investigate teachers' experiences and perceptions of the practice of distributive leadership in public primary schools in Soweto. Soweto is a township in Johannesburg, South Africa, which comprises predominantly black African residents. The findings revealed that leadership in Soweto primary schools is rooted in classical leadership practices and that any potential for the practice of distributive leadership is hindered by autocratic styles of leadership, hierarchical structures, and non-participative decision-making. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01