Abstract
The pandemic had increased anxiety and stress amongst teacher education managers and questioned whether they had the competencies to execute their operational responsibilities productively. The theories of resilience and transformational leadership underpin this study, which explore teacher education managers’ responsiveness to resilience and wellbeing of staff executing their operational practices in an open distance e-learning context. This qualitative approach used virtual video conferencing interviews with teacher education managers, explored how they mitigated their strategic and operational roles, and managerial functions to ensure wellbeing and organisational performance of staff working from home (WfH). Results revealed that distance managers showed positive experiences by using organisational strategies to mitigate challenges faced, to ensure wellness and performance of working from a distance. Further research needs to be undertaken to determine, through a mixed-method design, how resilient managers and staff WfH, which may yield different results.
Presenters
Christy Jean KotzeLecturer, Curriculum and Instructional Studies, University of South Africa, South Africa Micheal M Van Wyk
Professor, Curriculum and Instructional Studies, University of South Africa, Gauteng, South Africa
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Educational Organization and Leadership
KEYWORDS
Organisational performances, Qualitative approach, Resilient, Single case study
