Groupwork
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1921/gpwk.v21i1.718Keywords:
<i>groupwork</i>, <i>decision-making</i>, <i>school based</i>, <i>teacher participation</i>Abstract
This study sought to investigate the type and effects of leadership styles used by school heads in selected schools. The study adopted a qualitative/interpretive research methodology and used the case study research design as the operational framework for data gathering. Data was collected through interviews, documentary analysis and observation of two staff meetings per school from five secondary schools in Zimbabwe. The population sample comprised five secondary school heads and 20 secondary school teachers. The study established that imposed decisions face various problems during implementation. Teachers may reject the ideas for the simple reason that they were never part of its development. The study therefore recommends groupwork in decision- making if schools are to be effective.
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Wadesango, N. (2012). Groupwork. Groupwork, 21(1), 59-82. https://doi.org/10.1921/gpwk.v21i1.718
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