<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Promoting sustainable development is top on the agenda of many national governments. The provision of quality primary education is key in pursuing this agenda and relies heavily of committed teachers. This article explores the potential contribution of transformational leadership practices of primary school principals in promoting teacher commitment. It is argued that primary school principals who exhibit the transformational leadership feature of commitment motivate teachers towards commitment and thus contribute towards sustainable development. This study was quantitative in nature and out of the hundred and fifty teachers sampled, only ninety-five responded to the questionnaires. Drawing from the theory of transformational leadership and the findings from the Limpopo Province education district case study, it can be concluded that primary school principals promote the culture of commitment and therefore a foundation for sustainable development is laid.</p></abstract>

Promoting sustainable development is top on the agenda of many national governments. The provision of quality primary education is key in pursuing this agenda and relies heavily of committed teachers. This article explores the potential contribution of transformational leadership practices of primary school principals in promoting teacher commitment. It is argued that primary school principals who exhibit the transformational leadership feature of commitment motivate teachers towards commitment and thus contribute towards sustainable development. This study was quantitative in nature and out of the hundred and fifty teachers sampled, only ninety-five responded to the questionnaires. Drawing from the theory of transformational leadership and the findings from the Limpopo Province education district case study, it can be concluded that primary school principals promote the culture of commitment and therefore a foundation for sustainable development is laid.

The Role of Transformational School Leadership in Promoting Teacher Commitment: An Antecedent for Sustainable Development in South Africa

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education

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Promoting sustainable development is top on the agenda of many national governments. The provision of quality primary education is key in pursuing this agenda...

The Role of Transformational School Leadership in Promoting Teacher Commitment: An Antecedent for Sustainable Development in South Africa

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 22 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2019-0015

Keywords
Sustainable development, quality education, primary schools’ principals, teacher commitment, transformational leadership

© 2019 Shuti Steph Khumalo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Role of Transformational School Leadership in Promoting Teacher Commitment: An Antecedent for Sustainable Development in South Africa

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 22 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2019-0015

KeywordsSustainable development, quality education, primary schools’ principals, teacher commitment, transformational leadership

© 2019 Shuti Steph Khumalo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Sustainable development, quality education, primary schools’ principals, teacher commitment, transformational leadership