Servant School Leadership and Organisational Climate in South African Private Schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5686253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Swart (0000-0002-9934-9901, STADIO, Cape Town, South Africa), Lidia Pottas (0000-0002-9549-4714), David Maree (0000-0001-9742-9468) |
| Editors | Ehsan Namaziandost (0000-0002-8393-2537) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2021 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Research International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2090-4010 • E-ISSN: 2090-4002 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1155/2021/8568889 |
| OpenAlex | W3215706864 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 51 |
The leadership of companies influences the organisational climate of companies by creating a cycle of continuous improvement or failing to do so. The same applies to educational leadership in their search for favourable teaching and learning conditions for all learners, especially those of underperforming schools whose academic results are not up to standard. Critical dialogue and new thinking regarding school leadership are mandatory to improve the status quo. It is proposed that the servant leadership paradigm, when practiced by school leadership, may have a significant influence on the school environment. A qualitative approach was utilised to measure the impact of servant school leadership on the organisational climate of private schools in South Africa, with the aim of learning valuable lessons to implement in the public school domain and especially the underperforming school sector. A purposive convenience sampling approach was applied to select participants for three focus group interviews. A theoretical thematic, semantic, and essentialist analytical approach served as the foundation for this study. The focus group interviews confirmed that the participants perceived their school leaderships to implement specific characteristics of servant leadership and organisational climate to enhance a positive school environment for teachers and learners to succeed. The participants also perceived definite links between servant leadership and organisational climate. It is recommended that the servant leadership paradigm and its impact on the organisational climate of underperforming schools be researched and considered for implementation nationally and internationally
Educational leadership · Focus group · Leadership style · Organisation climate · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Servant leadership · Social science · Sociology · Status quo · Thematic analysis · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Organizational Learning and Leadership · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |