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Dr Kenneth Kaunda District of North West Province Department of education. TSHEBEDISANO BOSBERAAD. PRESENTED BY DR.S.H.MVULA. TEACHERS VIEWS OF MANAGERS. Organizer (putting the right person in charge of less important things so (he, she) can have the
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Dr Kenneth Kaunda District of North West Province Department of education TSHEBEDISANO BOSBERAAD PRESENTED BY DR.S.H.MVULA
TEACHERS VIEWS OF MANAGERS Organizer (putting the right person in charge of less important things so (he, she) can have the time to be available to smooth. out problems.." • "Must be good at identifying problems and solving them - • not running a • central office. A man or woman of good judgment” Must care for the student and his or her family as a prime consideration in all school activities.”
"Has the ability to get the best out of staff members and have them happy to do their best.” "Must be presentable, efficient and concerned with school, community and administrative duties and able to correlate all in a well planned matter of fact way." • "Ability to work as part of a team, to • work through others and to engender • these abilities in others - not a loner or one • who must always have things done in his own way” "Perceived leadership: lead not dictate “
“A person who sees kids, not paper.” • Principals should establish the atmosphere for the school - he should • endeavor to exert a positive influence, especially on the staff – • too often the principal is a negative force in the school • (a reminder of everything that is going wrong)."
Principals' reflections identified five main themes around teacher excellence. STUDENT CENTRED EFFECTIVENESS SOUND JUDGEMENT SHARING EXPERTISE PASSION COMMITMENT TO IMPROVEMENT
Leading and Managing Change and Improvement • ISSUE: Managing school change and improvement is one of the most complex tasks of school leadership. As Fullan (1993), Sparks (1993), and others point out, school leaders need to understand the change process in order to lead and manage change and improvement efforts effectively. They must learn to overcome barriers and cope with the chaos that naturally exists during the complex process of change (Fullan & Miles, 1992).