November 2012

Further education for unsuccessful grades 9 to 12 school leavers in South Africa

  Statistics released by the Education Management Information Systems (EMIS), (2002 to 2009) reveal that 60% of learners entering Grade 9 leave school without attaining Grade 12 certificates. These learners do not qualify for employment because employers prefer well-trained experienced employees. A limited number (12 500 annually) of learnership and apprenticeship opportunities are also out of reach because...

Author(s): A. J. Klinck and G. P. Combrinck

November 2012

Relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership styles of principals in high schools

The purpose of the present research as a descriptive-correlative research was to study the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership styles of principals who work in high schools of Sanandj city in Iran. Sample included 42 high school principals and 252 teachers that were selected by proportional stratified sampling. The leadership styles profile (LSP) and emotional intelligence questionnaire were used...

Author(s): Farideh Hamidi and Farhad Azizi