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van Deventer, Idilette; van der Westhuizen, Philip C.; Potgieter, Ferdinand J. – South African Journal of Education, 2015
Social justice, defined as an impetus towards a socially just educational world, is based on the assumption that all people, irrespective of belief or societal position, are entitled to be treated according to the values of human rights, human dignity and equality. Diverging from the classical positivist approach in social science research that…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Praxis, Interpersonal Relationship, Change Strategies
van der Vyver, C. P.; van der Westhuizen, Philip C.; Meyer, L. W. – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The purpose of this research was to develop the Caring School Leadership Questionnaire (CSLQ) as a valid and reliable instrument to measure the extent of care being given by school leaders (principals) to teachers. The research involved 1,041 teachers and 65 principals from 68 primary schools in the North-West Province of South Africa. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caring, Leadership, Leadership Styles
Vos, D.; Ellis, S. M.; van der Westhuizen, Philip C.; Mentz, P. J. – South African Journal of Education, 2013
The Organisational Climate Description Questionnaire--Rutgers Elementary (OCDQ--RE) was used to determine the current organizational climate of primary schools in North-West Province, South Africa. This questionnaire evaluates the actions of principals and educators; the current organizational climate in primary schools can be determined from the…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Questionnaires, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
Vos, D.; van der Westhuizen, Philip C.; Mentz, P. J.; Ellis, S. M. – South African Journal of Education, 2012
The prevalent organisational climate in primary schools in the North West Province was determined in order to formulate management strategies to increase the organisational climate. For this purpose, a quantitative research method, founded in post-positivistic points of departure, was applied. In the process, the Organizational Climate Description…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Elementary School Teachers, Organizational Climate, Statistical Analysis
van der Westhuizen, Philip C.; van Vuuren, Herman – South African Journal of Education, 2007
At the present juncture, South Africa is one of the few countries that do not require a compulsory and specific qualification for principalship. This particular need has been part of a discussion among educational leaders for the past thirty to forty years. Despite all the laudable efforts to redesign the landscape of Educational Leadership and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professionalism, Principals, Management Development