Perceptions of Teachers and School Management Teams of the Leadership Roles of Public School Principals

Autor/in	Naidoo, Parvathy
Titel	Perceptions of Teachers and School Management Teams of the Leadership Roles of Public School Principals
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 39 (2019) 2, Artikel 1534 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Naidoo, Parvathy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	School Administration; Public Schools; Principals; Administrator Qualifications; Leadership Training; Academic Achievement; Instructional Leadership; Administrator Education; Faculty Development; Career Development; Foreign Countries; Certification; Teaching Methods; Educational Improvement; Leadership Effectiveness; Educational Finance; Administrator Attitudes; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Principal; Schulleiter; Führungslehre; Schulleistung; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Berufsentwicklung; Ausland; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Führungseffizienz; Bildungsfonds; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	One of the reasons attributed to the continuous decline in student performance and low educational outcomes in public schools is the poor leadership displayed by many principals. Despite the fact that there are no stringent criteria for the appointment of school principals or prerequisite qualifications, principals do have the potential to lead and manage efficient and successful schools. In this paper, I argue that principals can develop exemplary leadership practices when subjected to sound training and professional development programmes. The Department of Education and Higher Education institutions have emphasised the importance of formal qualifications for enhancing career development programmes for practicing and aspiring principals in South Africa. Using questionnaires, I explore the perceptions of teachers and school management team (SMT) members of the leadership qualities exhibited by principals who acquired the professional qualification referred to as the Advanced Certificate in Education: School Leadership and Management (ACESLM). Findings revealed that leadership development for principals is crucial for school improvement because of active teaching and learning. Leadership capacity requires principals to participate with relevant stakeholders skilfully, and where there is high leadership capacity, instructional leadership develops into sound leadership practices. (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. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01