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Academic Women Departmental Heads' Coping Mechanisms during COVID-19: A Capabilities Approach Perspective
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Ramohai, Nthuna Juliet; Holtzhausen, Somarie – Perspectives in Education, 2022
This paper explored women departmental heads' leadership experiences in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper highlighted aspects of their care and coping mechanisms in terms of them working in virtual spaces. Most scholars have examined employees' effects and challenges while working from home during a lockdown. However, most…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Department Heads, COVID-19, Pandemics
Curriculum Leadership Barriers Experienced by Heads of Department: A Look at South African Secondary Schools
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Tapala, Tshepo T.; van Niekerk, M. P.; Mentz, Kobus – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2021
This article aims to report on the barriers experienced by HODs in executing their curriculum leadership roles within the theoretical framework of human capital theory (HCT). The research followed a qualitative, phenomenological approach underpinned by an interpretative paradigm. Purposive sampling was used to select n = 12 HOD participants due to…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Role, Leadership Responsibility, Department Heads
The Challenges of Transitioning from Teacher to Departmental Head in Seven Primary Schools
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Jaca, Nosipho Immaculate – Perspectives in Education, 2021
The aim of this study was to identify key challenges of practice that departmental heads (DHs) face during their transition from a teacher to their DH role. The study was based on Bridges' transition theory. The researcher employed a qualitative research methodology and interviewed 15 DHs working in the Department of Basic Education's Tshwane…
Descriptors: Barriers, Vocational Adjustment, Elementary School Teachers, Department Heads
Training Staff and Students in Psychology in the R Computer Language: Implications for the Psychology Curriculum in South Africa
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Coetzee, Bronwynè; Kagee, Ashraf – Africa Education Review, 2021
In psychology departments in South Africa, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) is routinely used for quantitative analysis. While SPSS has a user-friendly interface, it does not permit application of some of the more sophisticated analytic approaches and therefore has limited functionality. The programming language R can perform…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Psychology, Programming Languages
Critical Citizenship Education and Community Interaction: A Reflection on Practice
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Costandius, Elmarie; Rosochacki, Sophia; le Roux, Adrie – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2014
The social transformation required in a democratic South Africa can only be achieved through the transformation of perceptions and attitudes. This article argues that community interaction can play an important role not only in raising the level of societal awareness of students, but also in the development of a symbiotic relationship between an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Social Change, Art Education
Aspiration, Career Progression and Overseas Trained Teachers in England
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Miller, Paul – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
The recruitment of overseas trained teachers (OTTs) in England is a matter that has received as much attention inside the United Kingdom as outside. Education systems in small island and developing states, especially, were believed to have been placed 'at risk' following the departure of experienced and qualified teachers. Correspondingly, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Workers, Teacher Recruitment, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment