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Isabel Coetzee (PhD)
Department of Nursing Science
University of Pretoria
Transformational leadership in Education
The only voyage of discovery exists, not in seeing
new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust
Educators: Challenge
View educational
practice through
a different lens…
From a teacher to
a facilitator….
Good Better Excellence
Demonstrate human understanding
Reform organisations in magic ways
Create learning environment
Every person is empowered to full
potential
Transformational leader
Moral leadership-based on dignity and
respect for others
Leading with love, human kindness and
social justice
Spiritual leadership – encourage other to:
Seek highest vision
Highest human endeavour
Serve before being served (Hoyle 2002)
Transformational leader
Facilitator of learning (FOL)
Authentic learning
Active learning
Co-operative learning
Fundamental human virtues
Transforming our educational practices
Educator not teacher
Education - search for meaning, student
independent
Facilitate learning – challenge student above
his/her ability
Learning - student construct meaning/knowledge
by him/her self
Teaching- give student information, student
dependent on teacher
Facilitation of learning
Immersion of learner in real life
experience
Learning by doing: learning to be
Results in personal transformation
Reflection of learner on real life
experience
Human potential maximised
Authentic learning
Common goal of “involving student in doing
things and thinking about the things they
are doing” (Bonwell & Eison 1991)
Active learning strategies can be created to
engage students to:
Think critically/creatively
Speaking with partner/small group/entire class
Give and receive feedback
Reflect upon the learning process
Active learning
Preferable group size:4-6 learners-FOL to
allocated group members
Heterogeneous as possible: Achievement
Work attitude
Social class
Gender
Personality
Culture
Co-operative learning
Do not appoint or have a leader chosen
Each member feels important
Leader evolves naturally for each LT
Positive interdependence
Individual accountability
Promote face-to-face interaction
Develops fundamental human virtues
Co-operative learning
Humanisation - How do I see you?
Communication – How do I interact with you?
Dealing with feeling - How do I react to you?
Justice and forgiveness - How do I want you to
react to me?
Love – How do I ultimately care for you?
Leadership - How effectively can I lead you to
maximise your full potential?
Fundamental interpersonal human virtues
Self-confidence - feeling able to do it
Motivation - wanting to do it
Initiative - moving into action
Effort - willing to work hard
Perseverance - completing tasks
Common sense - making good
judgement
Fundamental intra personal human virtues
Responsibility - doing what is right
Motivation - wanting to do it
Independence - doing it yourself
Love - to care ultimately for myself and
everything around me
Fundamental intrapersonal human virtues
Manage own learning
Take control over own learning
Take responsibility for own learning
Active, effective, independent learner
Acquired fundamental human virtues
Maximised human potential
Challenge: Self-regulatory learner