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The role of subject advisors in strengthening teacher instructional leadership practices : a case study of one education district office in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)
The purpose of the study was to explore the role of the subject advisors in strengthening teacher instructional leadership practices in schools. A case study was conducted in one education district office where the focal ...
Novice teachers and teacher leadership : a case study of one secondary school in the KwaDukuza region.
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of novice teachers with regard to teacher leadership. It sought to ascertain the importance of teacher leadership for novice teachers, to determine how teacher ...
Patterns of distributed leadership : a case study of three primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)
This study sought to examine the patterns of distributed leadership, to explore the factors which contribute to the shaping of particular patterns of distributed leadership and to elicit the ways in which particular patterns ...
A case study of teacher leadership in an education for learners with special educational needs school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)
Currently, in school leadership a distributed perspective is supported by scholars in this field. Teacher leadership is seen as a means of operationalising distributed leadership. Drawing on this, the aim of this study is ...
An exploration of professional self advancement of women in educational leadership : a case study of six women from Ilembe District, KZN.
(2013)
The study sought to explore six women from Ilembe District who are managing in different levels within their organisations. The study focused on Principals, Deputy Principals and HOD‟s from different schools. The aim of ...
'Leaders as professionals : what does this mean for teachers?' : a case study of five teacher leaders in an urban - primary school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)
The aim of this research is to understand the views of teachers regarding
professionalism and leadership. As a researcher, I also wanted to investigate whether
teachers were given opportunities to lead within a professional ...
School leadership: principals’ experiences of change and reward.School Leadership: Principals’ Experiences of Change and Reward
(2009)
This study explores principals’ experiences of school leadership. Through synthesis of varying
definitions of leadership, the conceptualisation of the three foci of leadership namely,
“person, practice and context” offers ...
The enactment of teacher leadership in an urban primary school : a negative case.
(2010)
The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the enactment of teacher leadership within an urban primary school. My focus was to look at the factors that enhanced or hindered this enactment. The research took ...
Exploring teacher leadership and the challenges faced by post level one teachers as they operate as leaders : a case study of two primary schools.
(2011)
Post 1994, the vision of the South African education policy terrain is to transform schools into more effective places of teaching and learning. To achieve this vision, policy suggests a shift in management practices from ...
Exploring instructional leadership practices of school principals : a case study of three secondary schools in Umbumbulu circuit.
(2012)
There are substantive external demands for improved learner achievement, particularly in secondary schools, and increasingly, principals have to bear the pressures that accompany these demands. Instructional leadership ...