The role of the principal in facilitating professional development of the self and teachers in primary schools in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorMahlangu, Vimbi Petrus
dc.contributor.emailvimbi.mahlangu@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T09:39:47Z
dc.date.available2016-04-19T09:39:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates principal-teacher development in four primary schools in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The rationale is to understand how principals develop themselves and their teachers to bring change in their practice through staff development. This study uses qualitative and quantitative approaches and the qualitative approach is more dominant. Four principals were purposively selected for the purposes of the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the principals of the four schools and a questionnaire was completed by 89 educators in the four selected schools. The methods used in collecting data were through a semistructured interview and a questionnaire. The conceptual framework of this paper was based on who is responsible for the initiation of staff development for both the principal and the teachers in the primary schools. What knowledge and skills do principals and teachers have concerning principal-teacher development in the school. Principals are developed through workshopsen_ZA
dc.description.departmentEducation Management and Policy Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.librarian20245dzm
dc.description.urihttp://www.krepublishers.com02-Journals/IJES/IJES-00-0-000-000-2009-Web/IJES-00-0-000-000-2009-1-Cover.htmen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMahlangu, VP 2015, 'The role of the principal in facilitating professional development of the self and teachers in primary schools in South Africa', International Journal of Educational Sciences, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 233-241.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0975-1122
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52055
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherKamla-Raj Enterprisesen_ZA
dc.rights© Kamla-Raj 2015en_ZA
dc.subjectProfessional developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectPrimary schoolen_ZA
dc.subjectPrincipalen_ZA
dc.subjectTeacheren_ZA
dc.subjectRural areaen_ZA
dc.subjectUrban areaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherEducation articles SDG-08
dc.subject.otherSDG-08: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleThe role of the principal in facilitating professional development of the self and teachers in primary schools in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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