| Outcomes-based education and educational reform in South Africa RJ Botha International journal of leadership in education 5 (4), 361-371, 2002 | 237 | 2002 |
| Excellence in leadership: demands on the professional school principal RJ Botha South African journal of education 24 (3), 239-243, 2004 | 217 | 2004 |
| School leadership in a changing context: A case for school-based management RN Marishane, RJ Botha, P Du Plessis Van Schaik, 2011 | 152 | 2011 |
| School effectiveness: conceptualising divergent assessment approaches RJ Botha South African Journal of Education 30 (4), 2010 | 112 | 2010 |
| The effective management of a school: Towards quality outcomes RJ Botha, RN Marishane, HM Van der Merwe, AE Van Zyl, VT Zengele Pretoria: Van Schaik, 2013 | 55 | 2013 |
| Empowering school-based management through decentralised financial control RN Marishane, RJ Botha Unisa Press 1 (1), 95-112, 2004 | 50 | 2004 |
| The role of the school principal in the South African school governing body: A case study of various members’ perceptions RJ Botha Journal of social sciences 30 (3), 263-271, 2012 | 45 | 2012 |
| The need for creative leadership in South African schools RJ Botha African Studies 72 (2), 307-320, 2013 | 44 | 2013 |
| Improving South African school effectiveness through distributed leadership: A study of gender RJ Botha Gender and Behaviour 14 (1), 6804-6813, 2016 | 37 | 2016 |
| School-based management: stakeholder participation and the impact of stakeholder values RJ Botha Africa Education Review 4 (1), 28-41, 2007 | 34 | 2007 |
| Epistemological beliefs and leadership approaches among South African school principals RJ Botha Educational Studies 39 (4), 431-443, 2013 | 33 | 2013 |
| The managerial role of the principal in promoting teacher professionalism in selected Eastern Cape schools RJ Botha Africa Education Review 8 (3), 397-415, 2011 | 28 | 2011 |
| The principal as a distributed leader: Supporting change and improving South African schools RJ Botha, PK Triegaardt International Journal of Educational Sciences 10 (3), 419-427, 2015 | 21 | 2015 |
| Evolving leadership required in South African schools RJ Botha Research in Education 88 (1), 40-49, 2012 | 21 | 2012 |
| Student throughput trends on postgraduate level: An African case study RJ Botha The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning 13 (2), 53-66, 2018 | 19 | 2018 |
| Distributed leadership towards’ school improvement: Case study in South African schools RJ Botha, PK Triegaardt International Journal of Educational Sciences 7 (2), 309-317, 2014 | 19 | 2014 |
| Knowledge beliefs and problem-solving capabilities among South African school principals RJ Botha Journal of Social Sciences 38 (3), 247-253, 2014 | 19 | 2014 |
| Outcomes-based education and quality: Cursory remarks about a possible relationship RJ Botha, SJ Hite Educare 29 (1), 129-141, 2000 | 19 | 2000 |
| Exploring practices determining school effectiveness: A case study in selected South African secondary schools RJ Botha, TM Makoelle International Journal of Educational Sciences 4 (2), 79-90, 2012 | 18 | 2012 |
| Time management abilities of school principals according to gender: a case study in selected Gauteng schools RJ Botha Africa Education Review 10 (2), 364-380, 2013 | 17 | 2013 |
