The principal as an instructional leader in Secondary schools in the Mafikeng District of the North West Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to shed light on how do Educator perceive instructional leadership in their schools. This was an exercise in which educators are requested through the Questionnaire to air their view on instructional leadership of Principals in the Mafikeng District of the North West Province. It was hoped that a broader understanding of the distinctive factor that accounts for the understanding of the role of Principals as instructional leaders in Secondary would assist in informing the policy makers on the understanding of the role played by Principals as instructional leaders in schools. The study focuses on the manner in which schools develop or are developing towards becoming effective schools with the help ·or their instructional leaders. The responsibilities of the Principal as an instructional leader in school are vital. It has been discovered that, there is a need for information about the skills and tasks required to support practices of instructional leaders in schools so that the best possible instruction can be made towards the educators, parents and the learners who are placed in their care.