Entrepreneuriese skoolhoofleierskapstyl in skole: Goeie versus swak maatskaplik-ekonomiese omstandighede

Abstract

Entrepreneurial leadership style in schools: Good versus poor socio-economic circumstancesThe purpose of this research was to investigate the entrepreneurial leadership style of the principals of schools operating in both good and poor socio-economic circumstances.In an effort to provide education to all, organisations have been established to support education worldwide. In recent decades, various organisations related to education have emerged in the world. These organisations include the Association for Childhood Education International (a global community of educators and advocates for education reform); the Global Partnership for Education, which operates in nearly 60 developing countries through a multilateral partnership that includes donor governments, international organisations and teachers; the United Nations International Fund for Emergencies, committed to a holistic and humanistic vision of quality education worldwide, the realisation of everyone's right to education and the belief that education plays a fundamental role in human, social and economic development; and the United Nations International Emergency Fund for Children, which recognises the rights of every child. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation and the United Nations Children's Fund both emphasise access to and equality and quality of learning in education, regardless of educational goals.The leadership as executed by the principal of a school plays an important role in the functioning of the school. However, the socio-economic circumstances will have a direct bearing on the success with which the principal will be able to perform his duties. Here finance plays an important role. If the school is graded as a quintile 5 school according to the quintile system, the principals are dependent on school fees and additional funding through the help of the school governing bodies. When the school is located in a good socio-economic environment, the funds are easier to raise. In contrast, lower quintile schools, which are usually located in poor socio-economic environments, often have to raise extra money under difficult circumstances to keep the school running. For this reason, it is important for principals to think like entrepreneurs to find creative and innovative ways to raise extra funds. Entrepreneurial leadership is a distinctive type of leadership required for dealing with the challenges and crises of current organisational settings. Despite the debates on the definition of entrepreneurial leadership, there has been a relative consensus among researchers on the distinctive competencies that motivate and enable entrepreneurial leaders to lead an organisation successfully. These competencies are a combination of personal characteristics, skills and knowledge that have long-lasting and influential effects on entrepreneurial leaders' organisational performance. Among the personal competencies that have been specified for entrepreneurial leaders, proactiveness, innovativeness and risk-taking are the ones most c...