Abstract
M.Ed.
Smit and Cronje (1992: 244) indicate that teamwork could be seen as a behavioural change technique seeking to redirect and improve employee attitudes, skills and knowledge basis in order to enhance the capacity of individuals to perform assigned tasks in co-ordination with others. Yet many schools in the Northern Province are inefficient. Could this perhaps be the result of a lack of shared vision and commitment to common goals?
This research holds the view that teamwork should improve the effectiveness and efficiency of educational institutions. In the light of the problem formulated above, the following questions demarcate the project:
What is the role of teamwork as an aspect of educational management in secondary
schools?
What are the components of teamwork and how do they affect the management of
schools?
Is it possible to design a strategy which principals could use to enhance teamwork?
It is therefore hoped that the development of a strategy to facilitate teamwork in these schools will promote effective educational management.
AIM OF THE STUDY:
In view of the problem formulated above, the general aim of this study is to investigate the role of teamwork as an aspect of educational management in secondary schools.