The influence of leadership on the success or failure of public secondary schools : a case study of five secondary schools in Ekurhuleni North District, South Africa

Moyambo, Sarah

dc.contributor.advisor	Lumadi, R. I.
dc.contributor.author	Moyambo, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-27T10:04:52Z
dc.date.available	2023-06-27T10:04:52Z
dc.date.issued	2023-02-07
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30197
dc.description.abstract	It was anticipated that public secondary schools in Ekurhuleni North District in Gauteng are facing educational leadership challenges; hence, the aim of this study was to explore: The influence of leadership on the success or failure of public secondary schools: A case study of five secondary schools in Ekurhuleni North District, South Africa. The main research question: How does leadership influence the success or failure of selected public secondary schools in Ekurhuleni North District? Due to COVID-19 qualitative case study research was conducted in only five secondary schools in Ekurhuleni North District of Education, Gauteng, South Africa – 39 participants (five principals, five deputy principals, five heads of departments, five SGBs, five members from the Representative Council of Learners, five parents, four Ekurhuleni North District of Education officials) were selected. Data was analysed, by engaging thematic analysis, and themes were developed. The study was supported by instructional, transformational, distributed and compassionate leadership framework. Findings revealed that selected schools in Ekurhuleni North District are facing multidimensional challenges, of which educational leadership is the main challenge.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xiv, 304 leaves) : color illustrations	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Educational leadership	en
dc.subject	Management	en
dc.subject	Influence	en
dc.subject	Success	en
dc.subject	Failure	en
dc.subject	Public schools	en
dc.subject	Challenges	en
dc.subject	Pedagogical leadership	en
dc.subject	Transformational leadership theory	en
dc.subject	Principals	en
dc.subject	Qualities of leaders	en
dc.subject	Dysfunctional schools	en
dc.subject	SDG 4 Quality Education
dc.subject.ddc	373.120110968225
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational leadership -- South Africa -- Ekurhuleni -- Case studies	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Public schools -- South Africa -- Ekurhuleni -- Administration -- Case studies	en
dc.subject.lcsh	High schools -- South Africa -- Ekurhuleni -- Administration -- Case studies	en
dc.title	The influence of leadership on the success or failure of public secondary schools : a case study of five secondary schools in Ekurhuleni North District, South Africa	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Educational Leadership and Management	en
dc.description.degree	M. Ed. (Educational Management)