Leadership approaches to negotiate challenges in a changing education landscape / / edited by Leentjie Van Jaarsveld, P. J. Mentz, C. C. Wolhuter

• Pubblicazione: Cape Town, South Africa : , : AOSIS, , [2020]; ©2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiv, 375 pages)
• Disciplina: 371.2011
• Soggetto topico: Educational leadership - South Africa; School management and organization - South Africa
• Persona (resp. second.): Van JaarsveldLeentjie; MentzP. J.; WolhuterC. C.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1 Leadership as Instrument to Address the Challenges Faced by South African Schools / Charl C. Wolhuter -- Chapter 2 Contextual Factors and Leadership at Underperforming Schools / Charl C. Wolhuter, Leentjie van Jaarsveld, Branwen H. Challens -- Chapter 3 Moral Leadership: An Imperative for Principals in Underperforming Schools / Branwen H. Challens, Charl C. Wolhuter, Leentjie van Jaarsveld -- chapter 4 Influence of School Principal Leadership on School Climate in Underperforming Schools / Leentjie van Jaarsveld, Branwen H. Challens, Charl C. Wolhuter -- Chapter 5 The Principal's Leading Role during Change in Schools towards Sustainable Improvement in Disadvantaged Settings / Arrie van Wyk -- Chapter 6 School Leadership, School Climate and Academic Performance: Results of a Study in KwaZulu-Natal / Leentjie van Jaarsveld, Kobus Mentz -- Chapter 7 School Principal Leadership in the 21st Century / Leentjie van Jaarsveld -- Chapter 8 A Model for the Induction of Deputy Principals in Diverse School Contexts / Jan B. Khumalo -- Chapter 9 The Need for Curriculum Leadership Training Programmes for Heads of Departments as Members of School Management Teams / Tshepo T. Tapala -- Chapter 10 Managing Schools with the Use of ICT: Needs of Rural and Township School Principals / C.P. van der Vyver, A.C. Malan -- Chapter 11 The Influence of Local School Governance Structures on Creating an Opportunity for Establishing a Positive School Climate / Deon Vos -- Chapter 12 Leadership and the Challenges Faced by South African Schools in a Changing World / Charl C. Wolhuter.
• Sommario/riassunto: The argumentative point of departure of this scholarly book is the common conviction of specialists in the field of education in South Africa that the national education system is not at a satisfactory level - in both the academic and the public discourse. Such allegations are made and, frequently, stronger adjectives than 'non-satisfactory' are used. Results of international test series in which South Africa has participated, such as the 2015 TIMSS tests, confirm the negative verdicts found in the (public and scholarly) discourse. This book aims to argue that although the lack of performance could be attributed to a multiplicity of factors, one factor that can make a difference in the achievement levels obtained by learners in schools is leadership. The book demonstrates that a particular problem of both the scholarly and the public discourse on education in South Africa is an overtone of defeatism or resignation, blaming all ills in the education system and educational institutions on historical legacies and/or contextual factors (such as socio-economic deprivation in the catchment areas of schools) or poor resources and infrastructure. This collected work was inspired by a recently published spate of articles on top-performing schools (including top-performing schools in rural communities), in which it was demonstrated that good leadership can overcome such contextual and other challenges. The book unpacks the issue of leadership in South African schools from a variety of perspectives, thus contributing to the development of the scholarly discourse on Educational Leadership in South Africa. The target audience of the book is scholars of Educational Leadership. The research reported in the chapters draw on a wide range of methodologies, including empirical (survey) research (questionnaires and interviews), critical literature surveys, and the comparative method.
• Titolo autorizzato: Leadership Approaches to Negotiate Challenges in a Changing Education Landscape
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910476952303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II