Transcript Gender and mentoring

Networking for school
leadership
Presentation for EMASA 2011
Conference
Pontso Moorosi & Edith Kiggundu
About the paper
• Reports on ACE data set
• Focuses of networking (full report
available at DBE website)
• Focuses on 1st cohort 2007-2009 (430)
• Explores perceptions and experiences
of networking
• Acknowledge other researchers
Methodology
• 27 case studies (eroded to 22)
• Interviews with candidates & role sets
• Observations of networking sessions (*)
What is networking?
• Linking up with other people, projects or
organization who have goals which are
more similar to ones’ own?
• The interaction of individuals together in
groups in a manner that facilitates the
reciprocal change of information?
Conceptual framework
• Networking as powerful tool for
leadership learning
• Networking has a particular structure
organised & coordinated
• Voluntarism and collaboration
• Complementarity of interests
Nature of networking
• Different HEIs different approaches
• Networks fostered by universities and/or
provinces, hence formal
• Size of networks varied
Profile of participants -2009
Position
Gender
Prin.
AP
DP
ADP
HOD
O
Total
Female
92
2
15
0
12
1
122
male
113
4
37
1
6
1
162
Total
205
6
52
1
18
2
284
Survey data
• Highly beneficial
National
Learning
Of great
Of some
Of limited
Of no help
approaches
help
help
help
Networking
76%
22%
1%
0%
NMMU
UCT
UKZN
UJ
UP
80
86
78
78
63
Institutional
Learning
approaches
Networking
Challenges to networking
• Conceptions of networking
• ‘Networks’ established to discuss
assignments
• Distance in between schools
• Competition amongst candidates
impeded networks
• Secondary school vs primary schools
Conclusions
• Networking was perceived to be a
positive resource even though it was
hardly implemented
• Where they existed networks were
patchy and not fully developed
Recommendations
• Networks be refocused to address school
leadership and management issues and
not simply on course assignments.
• District and provincial involvement
• Candidates be encouraged to develop
their own networks