"All South Africans must now unite and join hands and say we are one country, one nation, one people, marching together into the future." -- Nelson Mandela
Human resource development is a high priority if South Africa is to improve teaching and education management to meet present and future needs. Many teachers have only limited training and most principals and senior staff have received no specific preparation for their management roles. This series, Managing Schools in South Africa, seeks to fill that gap. It aims to develop material directly relevant to school management. It integrates the best of theory, research and practice drawn from the most appropriate international sources which is directly applicable to a wide range of South African schools.

The focus of this volume is leadership and strategic management. Its central purpose is to provide insights into effective strategic management as a major contribution towards educational transformation in South Africa. Aimed at managers wishing to enhance their knowledge in the field of educational management, it offers guidelines on important aspects of good school management.