1st Edition

School Leadership for Democratic Education in South Africa Perspectives, Achievements and Future Challenges Post-Apartheid

286 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

School Leadership for Democratic Education in South Africa explores the democratization and modernization of education in South Africa, analyzing the state of school leadership in South African schools from the time of the new democratic education dispensation in 1994 to the present day. The book maps out what the future of education in South Africa could look like and explores the most... Read more

Introduction

  1. Conceptualizing leadership and school leadership in a democratic South Africa: an evolving leadership perspective
  2. R. Mestry

  3. School leadership and governance
  4. M.I. Xaba

  5. School effectiveness and improvement in a South African school context
  6. R Mestry & T Makoelle

  7. School leadership and teacher appraisal, performance and professional development in South African schools
  8. M Tshelane

  9. School leadership within a unionized school environment : a structural-Marxist analysis perspective
  10. VT Zengele

  11. School leadership and teacher leadership: the role of distributed leadership towards teacher leaders
  12. TM Makoelle

  13. Managing and leading multiculturalism and multilingualism in a democratic school environment LDN Tlale
  14. School leadership and curriculum management for quality teaching and learning by school management teams
  15. T.I Mogashoa

  16. Managing inclusive schools in South African schools: a transformational leadership perspective
  17. T. Makhalemele & T.M. Makoelle

  18. Leading schools as centers of technological practice
  19. P. Naidoo & K. Rasool

  20. Legal framework for the status of school leaders in South Africa
  21. P. du Plessis

  22. School leadership and learner discipline
  23. P du Plessis

  24. School Leadership and Financial Management
  25. R. Mestry

  26. School leadership and gender
  27. LDN Tlale

  28. Conclusion

Biography

Tsediso Michael Makoelle is Vice Dean for Research at the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan.

Thabo Makhalemele is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education in the School for Psycho-Social Education at the University of North-West, South Africa.

Pierre du Plessis is a Professor and Head of Department in the Department of Educational Leadership and Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.