A Comparison of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Principal Leadership

Erwin, Susan; Winn, Pam; Erwin, John Stuart

doi:10.5929/2011.1.2.1

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“…These commentators point to the challenges faced by rural principals such as lack of funding, difficulty in recruiting highly qualified teachers, out-dated facilities and lack of technology (Du Plessis, 2017;Du Plessis and Mestry, 2019;Preston et al, n.d.). Other commentators compare the instructional leadership of rural school principals with that of urban school principals (Erwin et al, 2011). There is also a tendency of treating instructional leadership of principals separately from that of the heads of department without providing a bridge between the two.…”

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Empowerment of the school management team by secondary schools principals in Tshwane West District, South Africa

Mosoge¹,

Mataboge²

2021

Educ. Res. Rev.

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The South African education scene is characterised by principals who come from the apartheid era where they manage the school alone in an authoritarian manner. Old approaches to school management have changed because the society has also changed. There is a shift from top-down style of leadership to shared or distributed leadership which requires the empowerment of those in managerial positions in schools. The principal is expected to manage the school together with significant stakeholders. In this study attention was focused on the extent to which principals perform the duties of instructional leadership and how they empower the School Management Team (SMT) to execute instructional leadership. Additionally, the study aimed at finding out impediments that principals experience in the course of empowering the School Management team. The study used a quantitative method involving the use of a questionnaire. The study population consisted of 90 principals and deputy principals and 165 heads of department in Tshwane-West District. Data analysis consisted of descriptive and inferential statistics. The greatest challenge is the administrative workload experienced by principals. The study also found that rural principals perform the duties of instructional leadership more than the urban principals. Principals perform their duties well and this is good for the academic performance of learners.

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Empowerment of the school management team by secondary schools principals in Tshwane West District, South Africa

Mosoge¹,

Mataboge²

2021

Educ. Res. Rev.

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“…Researchers have worked on developing the leadership skills of engineering students, medical students, agriculture students, and EMBA students (Cox, Cekic, & Adams, 2010;McElravy & Hastings, 2014;Varkey, Peloquin, Reed, Lindor, & Harris, 2009;Vohra, Rathi, & Bhatnagar, 2015). Some other investigators contrasted the principal leadership skills of metropolitan, suburban, and agricultural areas by the level of student accomplishment at the university (Erwin, Winn, & Erwin, 2011).…”

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Understanding the Perceived Sport-experiences of Athletes and Officials on the Leadership Skills Development through Sport

Khan

2020

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The on-going research is being done to understand the existing sport-experiences of players and officials about the expansion of leadership abilities via sport. This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on n=472 (394 players; 78 officials) participated in the Inter-Regional u-23 Games, 2018 organized by the Directorate General of Sport, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used for the collection of required data. The software package SPSS-24 was used to evaluate the collected data sets. Sports engagement has been found to play an important role in the expansion of leadership skills (p<.05) and the interrelationship between participation in sport and augmentation of leadership skills (.471 ** at 0.01). The inferential analysis revealed no significant difference between male and female players and coaches on the role of sport in the development of leadership skills (p > .05). However, significant differences were measured concerning the role of sport in developing important skills of leadership based on the respondents’ sport experiences (p < .05). These findings can be attributed to the promotion of the sport proponents who argue that participation in sport is considered as an important tool that helps in developing important leadership skills among youth.

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“…found many rural districts often hire new school leaders from within the district due to the shortage of applicants for administrative positions, often these leaders gain experience in the district and then leave for more well-paying administrative jobs in larger districts (Grissom & Andersen, 2012). Other research suggests that many of the problems facing rural districts in recruiting qualified leaders are the same for recruiting and retaining quality teachers (Harde & Sullivan, 2008;Monk, 2007;Erwin, Winn, & Erwin, 2011). would identify this process as "getting the right people on the bus" and in "the right seats on the bus.…”

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“…Rural schools often have a difficult time finding qualified staff for their districts, as recruitment of teachers and administrators falls short when compared to larger districts (Hardre & Sullivan, 2008). In addition, retaining those effective teachers and principals is just as difficult (Erwin, Winn, & Erwin, 2011;Monk, 2007).…”

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An investigation of Jim Collins's Good to Great and applications for rural school districts and their leaders

Beard¹

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The difference between Level 5 Leaders (Collins, 2001) of rural school districts and other effective/competent leaders of rural school districts were examined in this study. The case study compared Level 5 Superintendents and other effective/competent Superintendents in terms of budget management, academic performance, recruitment and retention of teachers, and their district core values. Level 5 Superintendents in this study did not show any significant effect on district budget balances or base teacher salary when compared to the other leaders. The Level 5 Superintendents' school districts did have a greater positive effect on their district's academic performance in scores on their Missouri Annual Performance Report when compared to the other leaders. In addition, Level 5 Superintendents have more success in recruiting and retaining teaching staff and an increased awareness of district core values within their teaching staff.

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A Comparison of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Principal Leadership

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Empowerment of the school management team by secondary schools principals in Tshwane West District, South Africa

Empowerment of the school management team by secondary schools principals in Tshwane West District, South Africa

Understanding the Perceived Sport-experiences of Athletes and Officials on the Leadership Skills Development through Sport

An investigation of Jim Collins's Good to Great and applications for rural school districts and their leaders

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