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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
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Moyo, George; Khewu, Noncedo P. D.; Bayaga, Anass – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The aim of the study was to determine the consistency prevailing between the disciplinary practices in the schools and the principles of the Alternatives-to-Corporal Punishment strategy. The three main research questions that guided the study were to determine (1) How much variance of offences can be explained by disciplinary measures of…
Descriptors: Punishment, Administrative Principles, Administrative Policy, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Bosch, Anita; Taylor, John – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2011
Globally, research has become a key driver for the achievement of status and the procurement of funding for higher education institutions. Although there is mounting pressure on institutions to become research active, many institutions are rooted in a strong tradition of teaching. These institutions find it challenging to develop research capacity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Research Administration, Research Universities