The Perspective of School Leadership and Management: The Role of the School Principal in Academic Learner Performance

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Title: The Perspective of School Leadership and Management: The Role of the School Principal in Academic Learner Performance
Language: English
Authors: Memela, Godfrey Khululekani Sihle (ORCID 0000-0002-3871-7299), Ramrathan, Labby (ORCID 0000-0001-9963-0675)
Source: South African Journal of Education. May 2022 42(2).
Availability: Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Leadership, Foreign Countries, School Administration, Secondary Schools, Leadership Effectiveness, Administrator Role
Geographic Terms: South Africa
ISSN: 0256-0100
2076-3433
Abstract: In this article we explore the perspectives of school leadership and management on the principal's role in learners' academic performance. School leadership and learner performance continue to be of great concern in the South African education system. We explore the relationship between school leadership and learner performance from a school leadership and management perspective. Since the attainment of democracy, the South African education landscape has been plagued by poor learner performance. While the reasons are as diverse as the nation itself, the adverse effects of poor learner performance on the school system or the quality of education cannot be overemphasised. As a result, we explored school leadership and learner performance as it relates to the leadership of secondary school principals. Principals' lived stories provided the empirical evidence for this article. The findings reveal that a principal's leadership plays an important role in school management and learner performance.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1374092
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In this article we explore the perspectives of school leadership and management on the principal's role in learners' academic performance. School leadership and learner performance continue to be of great concern in the South African education system. We explore the relationship between school leadership and learner performance from a school leadership and management perspective. Since the attainment of democracy, the South African education landscape has been plagued by poor learner performance. While the reasons are as diverse as the nation itself, the adverse effects of poor learner performance on the school system or the quality of education cannot be overemphasised. As a result, we explored school leadership and learner performance as it relates to the leadership of secondary school principals. Principals' lived stories provided the empirical evidence for this article. The findings reveal that a principal's leadership plays an important role in school management and learner performance.
ISSN:0256-0100
2076-3433