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One Leader, One School and an Atypical South African Educational Landscape: The Pedagogical Viability of a Shared Technology Project
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van Jaarsveld, Leentjie; Mentz, P. J.; van der Walt, Johannes L. – Africa Education Review, 2016
Visionary leaders shape their actions and initiate transformation to reach a specific goal. To do so is critically important in South Africa, where the education system offers limited opportunities to manage a school in a manner that deviates from the prescribed norm. School leaders typically encounter barriers such as the inadequacy of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Effectiveness, School Administration, Leadership Effectiveness
Challenges Experienced by School Managers in the Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, Regarding the Provision of Long Term Leadership
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van Niekerk, E. J. – Africa Education Review, 2012
The long term leadership task of creating favourable circumstances for followers to excel are discussed in this article using narratives supplied by education managers in schools of the Nkangala District in Mpumalanga Province. Thereby deficiencies in the long term leadership proficiency of these managers are identified with a view to be able to…
Descriptors: Leadership, Sustainability, Barriers, School Administration