A Survey of management development needs of school principals in the Atamelang District of the North West Province

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of management development needs of school principals and to determine principals' views on their management development needs. The subjects of the study were all the principals in the Atamelang district(in the North West province).118 school principals answered the questionnaires. They were requested to indicate their views and contributions on the three categories, namely: Biographical aspects, Demographical aspects, and their views on management development needs. Results from the respondents were analysed. The study revealed that principals underlined their professional development in these areas: Outcomes based education, Policy drafting, Auditing financial books, Managing change, Bargaining with teacher unions, Learner and teacher discipline, Educational law, Teacher and learner appraisal, Developing mission statement, Managing and aquiring physical resources, Teacher, learner and parent relationship, School-based in service education for teachers, Teacher and principal induction and how to deal with learners with special needs.