DEVELOPING FEMALE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS

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  • Brigitte Smit Department of Educational Leadership and Management College of Education University of South Africa

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https://doi.org/10.25159/2312-3540/22

Abstract

What can we learn from female leadership scholars that can be appropriated in the South Africa educational context? Little research is conducted to trace the qualities that characterise a feminine approach to leadership in contrast to the characteristics of the traditional approach of control, hierarchy, authority and division of labour. This conceptual article draws theoretically on relational leadership as a feminine approach to educational leadership. I argue that educational leadership in disadvantaged settings in South African schools requires strengthened collaboration and development, particularly for female school leadership. Such collaboration and development is possible through relational leadership.

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2015-10-28

How to Cite

Smit, Brigitte. 2015. “DEVELOPING FEMALE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS”. International Journal of Educational Development in Africa 2 (1):62-69. https://doi.org/10.25159/2312-3540/22.

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Received 2014-12-04
Accepted 2015-01-09
Published 2015-10-28