SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Chapter 5 will provide the conclusions derived from the study and the recommendations as
5.7 CONCLUDING REMARKS
From the findings in this study, the researcher concluded that the instructional leadership role of the school principal does have an impact on the quality of education. Literature study, observational data and interviews highlighted some factors that hampered the principals from executing their instructional duties effectively. It is in the light of those factors that the researcher provided some recommendations regarding how the principals could improve as instructional leaders as well as how the DoE could support them in their endeavour to improve the quality of education. The researcher is also of the opinion that the principals from dysfunctional schools could be paired with the principals of good performing schools to be mentored. They could compare and contrast the situations so as to identify hampering factors and discover more effective strategies of improving their skills as instructional leaders.
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