The Need for Creative Leadership in South African Schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2137714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R J Botha (0000-0002-5425-8635, University of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 307-320 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00020184.2013.812876 |
| OpenAlex | W2110354247 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
As countries struggle to transform their education systems to equip learners with the knowledge and skills needed to function in rapidly changing societies, the roles and expectations for school leaders have also changed. School reform initiatives that are continually taking place necessitate creative ways of thinking with regard to our concept of educational leadership. Principals can no longer simply lead in the old and traditional ways. This article, based on a descriptive review of the literature, focuses on evolving school leadership within the changing school context. It portrays the South African school context as dynamic and characterised by the interaction of external and internal factors, with the latter dominated by issues such as school-based management and dysfunctional schools. Understanding this dynamic nature and the enormous challenges that emerge is a prerequisite for understanding the creative leadership approaches suitable for the new environment. The study concludes with a framework for creative school leadership to indicate leadership's response to the changing context and includes elements of emerging leadership approaches such as the school principal as community servant, as organisational architect, as social architect, as moral educator and as visionary leader
Context (archaeology · Creativity · Educational leadership · Leadership · Leadership studies · Leadership style · Pedagogy · Political science · Principal (computer security · Public relations · Servant leadership · Shared leadership · Sociology · Transactional leadership · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Education and Communication Studies · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
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Effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension.
Transformational versus servant leadership
School Governance in the New South Africa
Types of educational leadership in a postindustrial society
Utopia revisited–or is it better the second time around
Values and Leadership
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |