This research focuses on the role of the school principal as instructional leader
in primary schools in Thoyandou area, Limpopo Province. It was motivated by
a marked decline in the fulfilment of the instructional leadership role of
principals in certain schools in the Limpopo Province. A literature study was
undertaken to determine the role of a instructional leader, approaches to this
role as well as the relationship between the principal's instructional leadership
role and staff development and staff appraisal respectively. A qualitative inquiry
was conducted using a focus group and personal interviews with a small
sample of participants selected by judgement sampling. The findings suggest
that understanding of the instructional leadership is fragmented; principals often
fail to develop staff adequately; and the Department of Education's new
approach to staff and development appraisals is not adequately implemented
in schools. Finally guidelines are provided to assist principals in fulfilling their
role as effective instructional leaders. / Educational Studies / M.Ed. (Education Management)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/971 |
| Date | 30 November 2002 |
| Creators | Kwinda, Ntsumbedzeni Angela |
| Contributors | Marais, Petro |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (various pagings) |
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