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    Investigating the principals’ leadership roles on influencing teaching and learning at secondary schools in Ohangwena region, Namibia
    (University of Namibia, 2024) Mbangula, Daniel Kwalipo
    The purpose of this study was to investigate of the principals’ leadership roles on influencing teaching and learning at secondary schools in Ohangwena region, Namibia. The study aims to help the principals to improve their leadership roles and how principals influence teaching and learning by identifying the areas of improvements, and necessary interventions for, teaching and learning at secondary schools level. The study was prompted by the poor grade 12 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate results inconsistence in the past 5 years in Ohangwena region. Ten (10) secondary schools in Ohangwena region were chosen according to their performance based on five years Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate results. Population of 100 teachers were targeted to complete the questionnaires and ten (10) principals were interviewed. Only 80 teachers out of 100 targeted teachers participated in this study. The researcher used the mixed method approach. Appointments were made with the principals of the targeted schools to conduct the interviews and questionnaires were distributed to teachers to complete. The data were analysed using information from scribes’ notes where themes were compared and integrated across the major themes that emerged from the data analysis across all grouped. Data from the interviews were analysed in descriptive method and subsequently themes were formed to enable thoroughly analysis. Data from questionnaires were analysed using the descriptive and regression statistics analysis using tables and charts to interpret the data well. The study found that most principals in the targeted secondary schools in Ohangwena region lack leadership skills and knowledge because of lack of leadership trainings or workshops for school leaders and the entry requirements for the principals post is too low which contributed poor leadership skills that can enhance teaching and learning at secondary schools’ level. The determinant model practice was recommended by the researcher in this study to enable principals monitor the work of learners and teachers’ work in a more transformative ways that would promote quality teaching and learning. More leadership training workshops were also recommended as well as enrolment of leadership courses to improve leadership skills