Factors that influence public school principals’ professional discretion : perspectives of South African public-school principals
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Beyers, René
Du Plessis, A. (Andre)
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University of the Free State
Abstract
Through the lens of the contextual intelligence theory, this article
utilises previous empirical research studies as a base to support
the application of professional discretion practices of public-school
principals. The study focused in particular on the factors that
influence or limit their use of professional discretion in their daily
tasks. A mixed-methods study was conducted in which quantitative
survey data were used to inform the questions that were asked
to participants during semi-structured interviews. The findings
suggest that public-school principals are susceptible to both internal
and external factors that could limit or influence the application of
their professional discretion. Even though public-school principals
within a particular school district operate under the same set of
policies, it is evident that some principals are more inclined to apply
professional discretion than others.
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Accountability, Contextual intelligence, Professional discretion, Public-school principals, School leadership, School management, SDG-04: Quality education
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-04:Quality Education
Citation
Beyers, R. & Du Plessis, A. 2023, 'Factors that influence public school principals’ professional discretion : perspectives of South African public-school principals', Perspectives in Education, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 33-48.
https://DOI.org/10.38140/pie.v41i2.7067.