Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There are many new developments in education taking place specifically in the
field of schooling. Some of these developments - school based management,
OBE curriculum developments and the devolution of control to the school level
have brought with it many significant policy changes.
Many educational leaders are struggling to keep abreast with these
transformational changes that are confronting them with regard to leadership and
management of education, and educational structures within the school.
Therefore, visionary leadership is an essential ingredient in understanding the
democratic changes and restructuring taking place at present. Many principals at
schools are struggling with the changes, while possibly not fully understanding
the political, social and economic dynamics of these changes.
This assignment seeks to establish the need for visionary leadership in order to
meet the challenges and constraints educational leaders face in their attempts to
effect transformation in South Africa. I strongly identify with the democratic
principles used to overcome the challenges and constraints to redress education
in South African schools.
Interviews were conducted and data was constructed with principals of six
different schools in the East London area. The educational leaders interviewed,
ranged from primary to high school principals giving a vast expanse of expertise
as leaders within a specific school community.
This assignment is based on the assumption that there is scope for educational
leaders to bring about greater change and transformation in schools. There are
many ways to visualise an effective school landscape based on a combination of
personal, organisational and professional strategies. This assignment can be
considered a contribution in this regard.
KEY WORDS: Educational leaders, transformation and visionary leadership / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar is baie nuwe verwikkelinge wat plaasvind in die onderwys veralop die
gebied van skole. Baie van hierdie verwikkelinge, onder andere, skoolgebaseerde
bestuur, kurrikulumontwikkeling en die oordrag van gesag op
skoolvlak het baie nuwe, aanpasbare opvoedkundige beleide en veranderings
verwesenlik.
Baie opvoedkundige leiers worstelom aan te pas by hierdie veranderinge.
Hierdie veranderinge vereis dat leiers en bestuurders in die onderwysomgewing
en strukture binne skoolverband om meer responsief op te tree.
Visionêre leierskap is 'n belangrike vereiste om die demokratiese veranderinge
en herstrukturering van skole te bevorder. Baie skoolhoofde worstel met hierdie
veranderinge, omdat hulle nie heeltemal besef wat van die politieke, sosiale en
ekonomiese uitdagings wat verandering bied, verwag word nie.
Hierdie taak poog om die noodsaaklikheid vir visionêre leierskap en die vereistes
en beperkinge wat onderwysleiers konfronteer in hulle benadering om
transformasie in Suid-Afrikaanse skole te bewerkstellig, te ondersoek.
Onderhoude was onderneem en data was gekonstrueer met skoolhoofde van
ses verskillende skole in die Oos-London-omgewing. Die onderhoude met die
onderwysleiers het plaasgevind by primêre- sowel as hoërskole. 'n Omvattende
uitbreiding van wysheid en vaardigheid as leiers binne 'n spesifike skool
omgewing was geopenbaar.
Hierdie taak is gebaseer op die aaname dat daar ruimte is vir onderwysleiers om
beter transformasie in skole aan te bring. Daar is baie maniere om visuele,
effektiewe skole se terrein, gebaseer op 'n kombinasie van persoonlike,
organisitoriese en professionele strategieë, te verwesenlik. Hierdie taak kan
beskou word as 'n definitiewe bydrae in hierdie verband.
KERNBEGRIPPE: Onderwysleiers, transformasie en visionêre leierskap.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/49813 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Galloway, Greta Marie Mandy |
| Contributors | Waghid, Yusef., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Education Policy Studies. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | vii, 81 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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