Deenmamode, Lily-Claire

Abstract：Pressing economic and technological demands on the international platform are constantly expecting more from our educational institutions. In that context, an updated pedagogy, innovative teaching and learning skills as well as an effective and visionary management are some of the new exigencies awaiting our schools. However, the mere focus on administrative structures or a sophisticated technology will not suffice to equip the schools. In a world of uncertainties and continuous changes whereby economic crisis meets job or food crisis, there is a constant that the world needs to cling to-- "values". The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of values being at the heart of school leadership in a catholic school based in Pretoria, South Africa. From the light of this interpretive study, the researcher shows the need for values to become the 'cornerstone' of our educational institutions which have become highly vulnerable to many social ills and uncertainties.

Keywords：School Leadership; School Organisational Culture; Values

总 结：

1、在国际平台上的紧迫的经济和技术需求正不断从我们的教育机构中期待更多。在这种背景下，一个更新的教育学、创新教学技能和一种有效并且有远见的管理成为学校的新情况。然而，仅仅关注行政结构或者是复杂的技术将不足以装备学校。在这样一个不确定和变化多端的世界里，经济危机与工作或者是粮食危机相碰撞，因此这个世界需要坚持一个恒定的——“价值”。

2、本文通过对南北比勒陀利亚一所天主教学校的研究，旨在突出价值在学校领导核心中的重要性。从研究中可以发现，研究者显示价值成为教育机构“基石”的需求，而这些已经很容易受到许多社会问题的不确定性的影响。

来源：International Journal of Learning. 2012, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p305-312. 8p.