Education, Development, Leadership and Management

Information and communication technology integration in an international high school: the influence of leadership.

Fato, Shepherd. (2023)

Information and communication technology (ICT) integration in teaching and learning has become an imperative worldwide. However, this remains problematic due to various factors in different contexts. Often, the extent ...

Leadership and rurality: deputy principals’ leadership experiences in secondary schools in a rural context.

Mbatha, Ayanda. (2022)

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of deputy principals leading in schools located in a rural context. Meanings shaping their leadership practices and the practices they exert to respond to ...

The role of principals in establishment and sustenance of teamwork within the school: a case study of three primary schools in KwaMashu circuit.

Khuluse, Nonhlanhla. (2022)

The purpose of the study was to explore the role of principals in the establishment and sustenance of teamwork within their schools. It is hoped that the study will contribute in understanding the challenges the principals ...

Teachers’ understandings and practices of professional self-development: perspectives from thirteen teachers.

Kubheka, Vusumuzi Obed. (2022)

This study explored teachers’ understandings and practices of professional self-development, drawing from the perspectives from thirteen teachers. My interest in this study arose from the reports of teachers’ poor ...

Financial management in affluent secondary schools in Gauteng: a case study.

Moses, Miguel. (2023)

In South Africa, research revealed that many schools fail to effectively manage their finances due to various factors, including the limited financial management knowledge of their governing bodies. The South African Schools ...

A case study of principals leadership roles in addressing learner indiscipline in four secondary schools in the uMgungundlovu District.

Naidoo, Yovana. (2023)

The study explores the common and reoccurring phenomenon of learner indiscipline in secondary schools, specifically the principals’ role in addressing learner indiscipline from a leadership perspective. Principals are ...

Leading for quality teaching and learning: a case study of six departmental heads in three secondary schools within the Pinetown district.

Bhengu, Sithabile Pridesworthy. (2022)

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of six Departmental Heads in their leadership towards achieving quality teaching and learning within the secondary schools under the Pinetown district. The theoretical ...

Academics’ experiences of university leadership in constructing their professional identities: a case of a university in Cameroon.

Folabit, Novel Lena. (2022)

Teaching, research, and community engagement are the three main pillars of higher education institutions, and academics construct their professional identities by translating these pillars into teaching programmes across ...

The dynamics of school performance: evidence from three primary schools.

Mtshali, Enock Bhekokwakhe. (2021)

The South African education system has instituted policies and programmes to expect schools to function better, but this does not seem to be the case when measured by school performance. School performance in South Africa ...

Successful leadership practices of School Management Team members: a multiple case study of selected rural secondary schools.

Gogo, Desmond Monde. (2022)

The study sought to examine successful leadership practices and how these practices are locally enacted by SMT members in rural secondary schools in the O. R. Tambo Coastal District in the Eastern Cape. Moreover, the ...

Ethical leadership in South African schools: learning from the experiences and practices of selected proactive school principals.

Meyiwa, Nompumelelo Priscilla. (2021)

South African schools need ethical leadership, given the nature and level of unethical conduct that is reported on in schools, with some school principals said to be the perpetrators. Despite the sound policies that apply ...

Exploring the development of teacher leadership: learning from selected South African teachers and members of school management teams.

Malik, Yasmeen. (2021)

The need for teacher leadership development has never been more urgent. The call for teacher leadership is explicitly embedded within South African educational policies, and amidst an ever-increasing educational crisis, ...

Leading instruction in TVET college campuses: learning from experiences of five campus managers in two colleges.

Bubele., Nogcantsi, (2022)

The purpose of the study reported in this dissertation was to explore campus managers’ experiences of leading instruction in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college campuses. It is responsibility of a ...

The ripple effects of the implementation of the learner progression policy: perspectives of secondary school principals.

Ngema, Sithembiso Zwelihle Wilfred. (2021)

This study focused on exploring the perspectives of secondary school principals regarding the ripple effects of the implementation of the Learner Progression Policy on teaching and learning in the Further Education and ...

Perspectives of principals on the position of deputy principals in selected secondary schools of uMlazi district.

Mnikathi, Phumlani Samuel. (2022)

The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of principals on the position of deputy principals in five selected township secondary schools. Three research questions guided the study, these research questions ...

Leadership for quality teaching and learning: perspectives of departmental heads in secondary schools in Pinetown district.

Dumakude, Hlengiwe Teresa. (2022)

The purpose of the study was to explore secondary schools’ departmental heads' perspectives about leadership for quality teaching and learning. The study explored perspectives of four Departmental Heads’ (DHs’) leadership ...