Programme and Abstracts

11th EMASA International Conference (2009)
7 - 9 August 2009

University of Pretoria (Groenkloof Campus)
City of Pretoria, South Africa

Theme

Education Administration, Management and Leadership: Are we failing Education?

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FRIDAY 7 AUGUST

14:00 – 1700

Registration – in front of the Lecture Halls (L6, L7 and L8)

17:00 –17:30

Tea/Coffee – in front of the Lecture Halls (L6, L7 and L8)

17:30 – 18:30

Plenary – L8

Programme Director: Cyril Samuels

Singing of the National Anthem

Official Opening

Muavia Gallie : President of EMASA

Performance Soshanguve Philadelphia School Choir

18:30 – 19:30

Keynote Address

Zandile Kunene: President of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM); past president of EMASA; Executive Director of Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance (MGSLG)

19:45

Dinner – in the Side Hall of the Cafeteria

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST

08:00 – 09:00

Registration – in front of the Lecture Halls (L6, L7 and L8)

09:00 – 10:00

Plenary – L8

Programme Director: Muavia Gallie

Keynote Address

Brahm Fleisch

10:00 – 10:30

Tea/coffee – in front of the Lecture Halls (L6, L7 and L8)

10:30 – 12:00

Break away session 1

L6

Session chair:

NB Sadiki

Johan Beckmann

Some Timely/Overdue Questions on Education Management Development in South Africa

Rehabeam Auala

Effective Management and Leadership Ensure Excellent Performance and Success an Education

Michael K Mhlolo

Performance Appraisals in Education and the Role School Heads/Principals Play in Motivating Teachers to Perform Better

L7

Session chair:

CJ Louw

Rita Niemann &

Susette Brynard

We Don’t Want to Fail our Leaders: So Let’s do Teamwork Training the Experiential Way!

Jeremy Koeberg

Improving School Leadership Potential: Understanding the Emotional Extremes in Teacher–Principal Relations

Vitallis Chikoko

Talking about Leadership Development in Education: Learnings from Selected Presentations at the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) 2009 Conference

L8

Session chair:

A Makura

Moss Nkonyane

Are We Honest about Improving Performance at Secondary Schools?

Melanie Cooke

Do Gauteng Prin cipals Use Data/Evidence to Inform their Strategies of Intervention and Improvement within their School Improvement Plans?

V O Ebuara, L A Udida, W Ekpiken and U U Bassey

(presented L Udida)

Re-Inventing the Nigerian Universities’ Dream and the Challenge of Leadership

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST (continued)

12:00 – 13:00

Plenary – L8

Programme Director: Vitallis Chokoko

Keynote Address

Jonathan Jansen

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch - Cafeteria

14:00 – 15:30

Break away session 2

L6

Session chair:

R Auala

Tony Bush

The National ACE: School Leadership Qualification: Does it Produce More Effective Principals?

Henry Petersen

The Pre-Knowledge Needed by Principals in order to Benefit from the ACE – School Leadership Programme Module on ‘Managing Teaching and Learning’

CJ Louw

Does classroom management play a role in student progress?

L7

Session chair:

M Nkonyane

MJ Ramabenyane &

R Niemann

The Role of the Principal in the Implementation of the National Reading Strategy at Foundation Phase in the Motheo District (Free State Province)

N B Sadiki &

N Marishane

Education Administration, Management and Leadership: Teacher Commitment to the Instructional Programme in Rural Schools in Limpopo Province

Dorcas Dengu

Educational Leadership Management and Administration, Are We Failing Education?

L8

Session chair:

M K Mhlolo

Mabovula N Nolundi

Revisiting Jürgen Haberma’s Notion of Communicative Action and its Relevance for South African School Governance: Can it Succeed?

I A Udida, I U Udofia, UU Bassey & A Egbona

System Performance and Sustainability of Higher Education in Nigeria

Alfred Henry Makura

The Challenges Faced by Female Primary School Heads: The Zimbabwean Experience

15:30 – 16:00

Tea/coffee – in front of the Lecture Halls (L6, L7 and L8)

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST (continued)

16:00 – 17:30

Break away session 3

L6

Session chair:

R Niemann

Muavia Gallie

The Different Conceptual and Contextual Interpretation and Understanding of the Notion of ‘Complex Demographics’ in High Functioning and Dysfunctional Schools - Learnings from a School Principal (Headteacher) in South Africa

P S Chetty

Informal Learning at Science Centres

L7

Session chair:

J Koeberg

Franca U Udey,

V O Ebuara, U I Ekpoh & A O Edet

(presented L Udida)

Management and Administration of Nigerian Education System: Problems, Challenges, and the Way Forward

L8

18:00 – 19:00

L8

Programme Director: Anusha Naidu

Video input

Minister of Higher Education: Dr Blade Nzimande

19:00

Gala Dinner – Side Hall of the Cafeteria

SUNDAY 9 AUGUST

09:00 – 10:00

Plenary – L8

Programme Director: Alison Bengtson Mali

Keynote Address

Jenny Lewis

10:00 – 10:30

Tea/coffee – in front of the Lecture Halls (L6, L7 and L8)

10:30 – 11:00

Performance Agape Cultural Group – L8

11:00 – 12:00

Plenary – L8

Keynote Address – Womens’ Day

Thandi Chaane

12:00 – 13:00

EMASA General Meeting – L8

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch – Cafeteria, and departure