In-Service school Management Training in South Africa

It is now a widely held view that for trainingprogrammes to succeed in enhancing performance of, itis important that course contents address the actualneeds of school managers. This is only possible whentrainee views are taken into account when selectingtraining topics. The book reports the results of anempirical investigation into school managers ratingof the importance of selected in-service schoolmanagement training topics. The results show thatschool managers regard all the training topics asimportant. However, the results indicate thatalthough school managers perform similar roles, theirratings of the importance of topics differsignificantly based on a number of background factorsincluding level of education, experience, type ofschool, and management level. These are indicationsthat when selecting topics for in-service schoolmanagement training these factors need to beconsidered. The book will appeal to academics andstudents of the broad field of Human Resourcemanagement and more specifically, those interested intraining and development.

Autorentext

Mrs WL Dzansi; MPA; BEd. Hons; part-time Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Economics, & Entrepreneurship at the Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa - Dr DY Dzansi: PhD; MBA; MA; Senior Lecturer in entrepreneurship, strategic management & research methods at Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Klappentext
It is now a widely held view that for training programmes to succeed in enhancing performance of, it is important that course contents address the actual needs of school managers. This is only possible when trainee views are taken into account when selecting training topics. The book reports the results of an empirical investigation into school managers rating of the importance of selected in-service school management training topics. The results show that school managers regard all the training topics as important. However, the results indicate that although school managers perform similar roles, their ratings of the importance of topics differ significantly based on a number of background factors including level of education, experience, type of school, and management level. These are indications that when selecting topics for in-service school management training these factors need to be considered. The book will appeal to academics and students of the broad field of Human Resource management and more specifically, those interested in training and development.