South African standards for principals : connecting theory, policy, practice and context

dc.contributor.authorMarishane, Ramodikoe Nylon
dc.contributor.emailnylon.marishane@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-02T07:35:40Z
dc.date.available2017-06-02T07:35:40Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractSchool improvement is admittedly the main business of school leadership. However, for such improvement to be sustained, a focus on the quality of school leadership is indispensable. To address the issue of leadership quality, the South African Department of Basic Education has introduced a policy on the standard for principalship. The policy outlines the standard a typical South African school principal is expected to meet. Underpinned by the assumption that improving the quality of school leadership requires a strong connection between leadership theory, policy, practice and context, this paper seeks to examine the implications of the new policy for the South African school principals. The paper is based on the review of the literature on leadership practices and the emerging standards for school leadership applied in selected countries. It highlights the importance of providing policy implementation infrastructure and concludes by suggesting possible strategies for effective implementation of the policy.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentEducation Management and Policy Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.librarian2024dzm
dc.description.urihttp://www.krepublishers.com/journalofsocialsciences.htmlen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMarishane, RN 2016, 'South African standards for principals : connecting theory, policy, practice and context', Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 49, no. 1-2, pp. 26-33.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0971-8923
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/60760
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherKamla-Raj Enterprisesen_ZA
dc.rights© Kamla-Raj 2016en_ZA
dc.subjectImplementation infrastructureen_ZA
dc.subjectLeadershipen_ZA
dc.subjectLearningen_ZA
dc.subjectSchool improvementen_ZA
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-10
dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleSouth African standards for principals : connecting theory, policy, practice and contexten_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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