Searching for Effective People-Centered Leadership Approaches in Schools: Voices of South African Teachers on Spiritual Leadership

Conscientious school principals in underperforming schools will continuously search for leadership styles that would improve teacher commitment and learner performance in their schools. All are aware that the school’s success and failures are attributed to those at the helm of schools. This qualitat...

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Main Author: Msila, Vuyisile (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Common Ground Publishing 2020
In: The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-14
Further subjects:B Organizational commitment
B Religion
B Compassion
B Spiritual Leadership
B Caring
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