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Transformational Leadership for the Effective Management of Further Education and Training Colleges in South Africa

By Izak Adolf Coetzer.

Published by The Diversity Collection

The research was motivated by the call for sound leadership in FET colleges that are grappling with the challenges of merging. A literature study showed that the study of leadership is interdisciplinary covering a vast terrain, which encompasses the political, corporate, educational and human service domains. In 1994 the South African government inherited a fragmented, segregated and bureaucratic education system providing poor quality education. The necessary reform of the FET sector has placed enormous pressure on FET college leadership. A qualitative approach was used for this study in order to provide explanations for a need for effective leadership for FET colleges. A case study of a newly merged college was chosen by purposeful sampling and data collected by means of document analysis, individual interviews and observation. The research concludes with recommendations and a proposed leadership model for effective management of FET colleges.

International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, Volume 10, Issue 6, pp.45-52. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 614.525KB).

Prof. Izak Adolf Coetzer

Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa