Navigating the management terrain: Insights from school management teams of Amathole East District, South Africa
Bafundi Zealous Mapisa 
& Belinda Rindai Musodza
Issue: Vol.7 No.1 2026 Article 1 pp. 1-12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2026711| Published online 18th February 2026
© 2026 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Challenges, Educational Leadership, Rural Schools, School Management Teams, Strategies
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Bafundi Zealous Mapisa is a Lecturer in the Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) Department at the Faculty of Education, Walter Sisulu University. He has worked as a teacher in different schools, Head of Department and a school principal for the Department of Basic Education in South Africa. His areas of expertise include Educational Leadership, Management, and Policy, particularly within secondary school and higher education contexts. The author actively participates in international research conferences, contributing to the discussions on educational policy and management practices. He is also a member of various key university committees, including the Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee, the Curriculum Transformation Committee, and the Research and Higher Degrees Committee, as well as the Admissions Committee, Examinations and Timetable Committee, Teaching and Learning Committee, Health and Safety Committee, WIL-SBE Committee, and the Student Welfare Committee.
Belinda Rindai Musodza is a senior lecturer at a South African university with extensive experience in education, research, and public health. She has worked in both the private and public sectors in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Her research interests are in management and policy, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and postgraduate supervision. She has published in internationally recognised, DHET-accredited journals and has reviewed numerous manuscripts in management and policy. In addition to her academic responsibilities, Dr. Musodza has significant experience in community engagement, particularly in HIV and AIDS programming and women’s empowerment. She has held key leadership positions and continues to collaborate on national research projects. Furthermore, she actively participates in faculty committees that focus on quality assurance, research, and postgraduate student support. Dr. Musodza is also a member of several professional associations, including the Postgraduate Forum for Southern Africa (PGFSA), South African Education Research Association (SAERA) and the South African Society for Education (SASE).
Mapisa, Bafundi Zealous, and Belinda Rindai Musodza. “Navigating the Management Terrain: Insights from School Management Teams of Amathole East District, South Africa.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 7, no.1 (2026): 1 – 12.https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2026711
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