The Principalship: An Imperative for Successful Schools in Cameroon

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dc.creatorMbua, Emile Monono
dc.date2021-07-25
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-21T07:22:19Z
dc.date.available2023-08-21T07:22:19Z
dc.descriptionPrincipalship is fundamental to the successes of schools in Cameroon. Organization outcome has been greatly subjected to leadership effectiveness. The roles of principals have been identified as primary factor to school success. Cameroon’s educational system is experiencing waves of changes like technology, globalization, cooperative learning, and critical thinking and greater call for accountability. This makes the role of principals to be very complex given that their functions are accredited as the most significant in enhancing school performance and student achievement. Principals therefore, have to brace up to acquire new strategies and update their skills to safeguard their schools to be successful in meeting up with the goals of the country. This paper takes a look at the General Functions of Principals in Cameroon. The study also scrutinized these General Functions to determine the extent to which it can provide a platform for principals to provide efficient and effective leadership for successful schools in Cameroon. The study also provides an opportunity to principals to review four major theories of organizational change. They were selected based on their potential to support change. The study also examines educational change, the principal and change leadership. This study, also proposes a shift in the functions of the principal from managerial to instructional functions. This shifts their role to that of establishing a positive school culture, supporting instructors in their profession development, maintaining a professional learning community, administering curriculum assessment and evaluation as principalship for successful schools in Cameroon.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://globalresearchnetwork.us/index.php/ajshr/article/view/492
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.umsida.ac.id/handle/123456789/9603
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher"GLOBAL RESEARCH NETWORK" LLCen-US
dc.relationhttps://globalresearchnetwork.us/index.php/ajshr/article/view/492/415
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2021 American Journal of Social and Humanitarian Researchen-US
dc.sourceAmerican Journal of Social and Humanitarian Research; Vol. 2 No. 5 (2021): AJSHR; 59-82en-US
dc.source2690-9626
dc.subjectPrincipalshipen-US
dc.subjectSuccessful schoolsen-US
dc.subjectEducational Changeen-US
dc.subjectLeadershipen-US
dc.titleThe Principalship: An Imperative for Successful Schools in Cameroonen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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