Mestry, Raj¹ Grobler, Bennie R.¹

Abstract: The education system as a whole has been affected by radical changes taking place globally. South African schools have in turn become sites for radical change and principals are working under the most difficult conditions during this transformation process. Managing change is a complex and elusive process. Even in stable and well resourced contexts, the dynamics of change are not fully understood. How much more difficult then is the attempt to explore potential approaches to managing change in the troubled and exhilarating context of South Africa (Thurlow, Bush and Coleman, 2003:101). School principals have a multifaceted and enormous task of establishing an environment that could lead to effective schooling. However, many of the principals are either not coping with the numerous changes or they do not have the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage their schools effectively and efficiently. It is therefore essential for the authorities or educationist to develop training programmes for principals of schools so that they can manage their schools effectively and efficiently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Key words: change；competence approach；management；principals；training

总结：教育系统作为一个整体受到全球正在发生根本性的变化。南非学校已经反过来成为网站的激进变革和校长的工作最困难的条件下，在这个转变过程。管理变革是一个复杂而难以捉摸的过程。即使在稳定和充足的资源环境，改革的动力并不完全清楚。如何更加困难，然后是探索可能的方法来南非（瑟罗，布什和科尔曼，2003：101）的困扰和令人振奋的环境管理变革的尝试。校长必须建立，可能导致有效的教育环境中的多面性和艰巨的任务。然而，很多校长都没有任何应对的众多改变或不具备必要的技能，知识和态度，有效地管理他们的学校。因此，有必要对相关机构或教育家，制定学校校长培训计划，使他们能够有效地管理他们的学校。

来源：International Studies in Educational Administration. 2004, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p2-19. 18p.