G M Steyn

Dados Biográficos

ID4551740
NOMEG M Steyn
PRENOMESG M
SOBRENOMESteyn
ASSINATURASTEYN G M
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of South Africa
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2012
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2016
ÍNDICE H0

  • Teacher Collaboration and Invitational Leadership in a South African Primary School

    Open AccessG M SteynARTICLEEducation and Urban Society2016Referências: 20

    The focus on schools as communities of learning for teachers has prompted professionals to investigate the role of professional learning within a school context. This is an attempt to investigate the voice of the principal regarding the implementation of teacher collaboration in his or her school, and to determine how teacher collaboration is aligned with assumptions of invitational education (IE). A qualitative method of inquiry was employed to …

  • Developing a Cognitive Model to Motivate School Principals in South African Rural Schools

    Open AccessSebakane William Mashaba, G M SteynARTICLEStudies of Tribes and Tribals2014

    The need to conduct the study was necessitated by a lack of motivation among South African principals. This paper reports on the findings from a formal study designed to develop a cognitive model to motivate the principals in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa. That was done by identifying and explaining factors impacting on the motivation of principals. A qualitative study was selected while semi-structured interviews, field notes and offic…

  • Building Professional Learning Communities to Enhance Continuing Professional Development in South African Schools

    Open AccessG M SteynARTICLEThe Anthropologist2013Referências: 5

    As part of a developing country South African teachers need to be appropriately developed to meet the growing social and economic needs of the country. The National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development and the Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa are two initiatives to fulfil the dire need for quality teachers. Since little research has been done on aspects that are import…

  • Strategies for Managing Teachers with HIV/Aids in South African Schools

    Open AccessGm Steyn, G M Steyn et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2013Referências: 1

    HIV/AIDS poses a severe threat to the quality of schooling in South Africa. School principals may play a key role in managing educators with (Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). This article reports on part of the investigation done for a Master’s dissertation. Its research aim was to identify the needs and challenges which school principals face in managing educators with HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this arti…

  • Reframing Professional Development for South African Schools

    Open AccessG M SteynARTICLEEducation and Urban Society2012Referências: 23

    Often research on the professional development (PD) of staff is framed within a problem-based context that focuses on the PD-related problems experienced by staff. This study pursued a different approach by using the appreciative inquiry (AI) theoretical perspective to study the positive experiences of staff in respect of PD and their desire to improve the practice of PD even further. A qualitative study was carried out among four schools with ma…

  • Problems in Managing Educators with HIV/Aids in South African Schools

    Open AccessBhekuyise Johnson Mfusi, Gm Steyn et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2012Referências: 4

    Principals play a key role in managing educators with HIV/AIDS since this poses a serious threat to the quality of schooling. The aim of this study was to identify the problems facing schools in managing educators with HIV/AIDS. Its broad research aim was to identify needs and challenges facing school principals in managing educators with HIV/AIDS and to provide school principals with in-depth information on how to manage educators with HIV/AIDS.…