The role of participative leadership to empower teachers in public primary schools in Gauteng

Abstract

Teachers are one of the many stakeholders in a school and plays a pivotal role. This research project aimed to investigate the role of participative leadership to empower teachers in public schools in Gauteng. The theoretical framework highlighted the ways that teachers can be empowered. The motivational theory and exchange-based theory served as the theoretical framework. A qualitative approach was used in this study. I conducted semi- structured interviews with 12 participants in the Johannesburg North District. Document analysis was also used to retrieve data. According to the research, the majority of schools recognize the critical role that participative leadership plays in empowering educators. The study revealed teachers can be empowered through professional development, regular workshops, registering on the teacher development system (DMS), through teacher collaboration and having regular meetings. Lastly, the study recommends the Triumphant Teacher Empowerment Model (TTEM) to empower teachers.

Othisha babambe iqhaza elikhulu nelibalulekile ezikoleni. Kuqalwe ucwaningo oluzophenya ngeqhaza elibanjwe ngokuthisha ebuholeni kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezemfundo ezikoleni ezikahulumeni eGauteng eGoli. Kujutshwe uhlelo oluzocwaninga ngemibono nangezindlela zokuthuthukisa othisha.Loluhlelo oluzoba ngumgomgodla, kuhloswe ngalo ukukhuthaza kanye nokugqugquzele othisha ekubambeni iqhaza ezinhlelweni zokubathuthukisa kanye nasezinkulumeni ezibandakanya ukushintshiswana kolwazi.Kusetshenziswe uhlelo olusezingeni eliphezulu oluzogqugquzele othisha ukuthi babambe iqhaza kulocwaningo.Abacwaningi ababezibandakanye kulolu hlelo basebenzise inhlolo khono kubantu abayishumi nambili abazinze eJohannesburg ogwini olusenyakatho.lolulwazi lukushicilelwe emva kokuhlaziya imiphumela yaloluhlelo. Ngokocanwingo olukhomba ukuthi izikole eziningi zikhombisa ukuthi ubuholi olubambisene kungadlala indima enkulu ebalulekile.Lolucwaningo lukhomba ukuthi othisha bangathuthukiswa ngokubamba imihlanganu nokubhalisa.Okokugcina abacwaningi bancome I-Triumphant Teacher Empowerment Model (TTEM) ukuze bazithuthukise.

Ootitshala ngomnye wabathathi-nxaxheba abaninzi esikolweni kwaye badlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu. Le projekthi yophando ijolise ekuphandeni indima yobunkokeli obuthatha inxaxheba ukuxhobisa ootitshala kwizikolo zikarhulumente zaseGauteng. Isakhelo sethiyori siqaqambise iindlela zokuxhotyiswa kootitshala. Ithiyori yenkuthazo kunye nethiyori esekwe kutshintshiselwano isebenze njengesakhelo sethiyori. Indlela esemgangathweni isetyenziswe kolu phando. Umphandi wenze udliwano-ndlebe olungacwangciswanga kunye nabathathi-nxaxheba abalishumi elinesibini kwiSithili sase-Johannesburg North. Uhlalutyo lwamaxwebhu lukwasetyenziselwa ukubuyisela idatha. Ngokophando, uninzi lwezikolo luyayiqaphela indima ebalulekileyo edlalwa bubunkokeli obuthatha inxaxheba ekuxhobiseni ootitshala. Olu phononongo lubonise ukuba ootitshala banokuxhotyiswa ngophuhliso lobungcali, iindibano zocweyo ezithe rhoqo, ngokubhalisa kwisistim yophuhliso lootitshala (Teacher Development System (DMS) ngokusebenzisana nootitshala nokuba neentlanganiso rhoqo. Okokugqibela kucebise ngeModeli yeTriumphant yokuXhobisa ooTitshala (TTEM) ukuxhobisa ootitshala.