M.Ed. / The last decade constituted a period of great discovery and change for education all over the country. This called for policies for transformational leadership. Kouznes and Posner(1995:130) indicates that "high policy - that is, major change in a society's sense of direction - is first shaped in an anchoate consensus reached by the people at large." The policies for effecting change in schools are drawn but the problem is: are those policies communicated well to the schools community and stakeholders, are they well understood, are they implemented effectively for the benefit of all involved? It is time that all transformational policies drawn at all levels as agreed upon be implemented in a coordinated way. According to Telford(1996:8-9), "transformational leadership acknowledges that in today's challenging and demanding educational climate of constant and turbulent change, no single person alone is likely to have the combined capacities necessary to engage in effective leadership. It can be legitimately argued, that in empowering a range of people within the school community - educators, learners, parents and others as 111 appropriate, a combined richness of educational thought and activity, superior to that of any single leader can be achieved. "That is, leadership at its best is a shared venture engaged in by many". This has concentrated on these policies that need to be implemented to effect change. The findings are also that there are policies for transformational leadership in place but the in adequate training makes it impossible for effective implementation. Therefore, the aims objectives of this study are summarised as follows: To determine the extent to which policies guide the transformational leader to effect meaning full change(s). To establish the extent to which change involves the collaboration of the transformational leader and the followers. The determine how implementation of policies take place at the school site. To determine whether support systems are offered by district offices officials to principals and educators regarding interpretational and implementation of policies. Through qualitative and quantitive research,questions and statements, the researcher was able to do some findings as far as transformational policies are concerned. The study concludes on a few recommendations that enough information and training should be given to all stakeholders for effective implementation hence creation of change that would take schools into the 21' century.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:3245 |
| Date | 27 August 2012 |
| Creators | Makgamatha, Malehotlo Veronica |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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