Networking for school leadership in South Africa: perceptions and realities
| dc.contributor.author | Kiggundu, Edith | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Moorosi, Pontso | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-22T12:53:55Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2016-01-22T12:53:55Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-07 | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kiggundu, E., Moorosi, P. (2012) 'Networking for school leadership in South Africa: perceptions and realities'. School Leadership & Management 32 (3):215 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1363-2434 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1364-2626 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/13632434.2012.688738 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594578 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This article presents the findings from the evaluation of the pilot of a new entry qualification for school principals in South Africa. The programme, Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) School Leadership, had networking as a distinctive feature, and this article examines candidates’ perceptions and experiences of networking as a leadership development process. The methodology combined the survey, interviews and observations. The findings revealed that the practice, development and sustainability of networks were complex; networking advanced shared learning and facilitated candidates’ programme completion while addressing school-based problems through site-based assessment. However, networks were noted to be patchy, with a few operating successfully, but most still requiring development. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13632434.2012.688738 | en |
| dc.rights | Archived with thanks to School Leadership & Management | en |
| dc.subject | networking | en |
| dc.subject | school leadership | en |
| dc.subject | leadership development | en |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en |
| dc.subject | leadership | en |
| dc.title | Networking for school leadership in South Africa: perceptions and realities | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | School Leadership & Management | en |
| html.description.abstract | This article presents the findings from the evaluation of the pilot of a new entry qualification for school principals in South Africa. The programme, Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) School Leadership, had networking as a distinctive feature, and this article examines candidates’ perceptions and experiences of networking as a leadership development process. The methodology combined the survey, interviews and observations. The findings revealed that the practice, development and sustainability of networks were complex; networking advanced shared learning and facilitated candidates’ programme completion while addressing school-based problems through site-based assessment. However, networks were noted to be patchy, with a few operating successfully, but most still requiring development. |