"Professionally inviting culture as an aspect of leadership : implication for the management of teacher competence".

M.Ed. / The general aim of this research project was to investigate the components of teacher competence and how these aspects can enhance teacher effectiveness. The group aim of this research project was to investigate the teacher's leadership and how this can enhance the management of teaching competence. It was the specific aim of this research paper to: determine the contribution of a professionally inviting classroom culture towards a teacher's leadership style; obtain teacher opinion as to the extent that teachers use a professionally inviting culture as an aspect of their leadership style; and devise a possible strategy whereby a professionally inviting classroom culture can support the teacher's leadership style and enhance teacher competence. South Africa is undergoing huge changes particularly in the educational sphere. One of the most urgent problems that needs to be addressed is that of teacher competency.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:8943
Date08 August 2012
CreatorsO'Meara, William
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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