School management Case Studies for Principals & Teachers-July 2005

Preface

This document consists of a number of case studies designed to improve the quality of leadership in OECS schools. The OECS Education Reform Unit (OERU) has provided resources in the area of school leadership and management over the past five years. An early study on attitudes of secondary school students to schooling (1999) indicated that teachers were critical as supporters and encouragers of students. Teachers contribute to the level of effort students put into their work, to the good behaviour of students and to their high self-esteem and their desire to remain in school.