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• School Leadership Challenges in Using Media Sites in selected High schools in the Khomas Region

  M. Antonio, D. Nkengbeza

  Collection of Articles on Social Sciences (2025). 1

  
  

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  The ability of media sites to quicken uptake into everyday life is affecting the way people interact as they learn, particularly in schools. Social networking sites provide numerous possibilities for richer online instruction, instant message communication, and education-community interaction but also pose difficult problems for school leaders. The paper was guided by the following research question: What challenges do school leaders face when using media websites in selected high schools in the Khomas Region? It also analyzed how school leaders weigh advantages of media websites against difficulties it presents. Lastly, the paper states that school leaderships need to be able to use media websites effectively in senior schools. Five secondary schools were included in this study. The sample included five principals and ten HODs. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews with the five principals, and ten department heads. Data was analyzed using descriptive content analysis. The main findings indicated the difficulties associated with the use of media websites by the school leaders. School leadership misuse media websites by writing negative comments regarding the issues raised in these websites, and others use abusive language towards others when communicating on the media websites and forward non-academic emails to others. Most of the beneficiaries of information uploaded on media platforms by the school leadership lack technological devices upon which they can access the information and messages uploaded. The study also put forward a series of solutions that specifically that it is imperative the fact that all schools ought to be endowed with the required technological infrastructure, including a WI-FI network connection, improved internet connectivity and sufficient technological devices like laptops. Schools need to establish individual social networking accounts where students, teachers, caregivers, and school leadership can converse, exchange resources, and debate education-related matters. The social networking policies that provide easy guidelines for appropriate use, content sharing, and personal data protection need to be formulated and mandatory to implement. These policies also provide school leadership with how they can utilize more effectively media sites to improve their leadership approaches.

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  The ability of media sites to quicken uptake into everyday life is affecting the way people interact as they learn, particularly in schools. Social networking sites provide [...]

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