| Teachers for rural schools–a challenge for South Africa P Du Plessis, R Mestry South African Journal of Education 39, 2019 | 434 | 2019 |
| Empowering principals to lead and manage public schools effectively in the 21st century R Mestry South African Journal of Education 37 (1), 1-11, 2017 | 255 | 2017 |
| Financial school management explained TC Bisschoff, B Raj Mestry Pearson South Africa, 2009 | 246 | 2009 |
| Financial accountability: the principal or the school governing body? R Mestry South African Journal of Education 24 (2), 126-132, 2004 | 223 | 2004 |
| The functions of school governing bodies in managing school finances R Mestry South African journal of education 26 (1), 27-38, 2006 | 187 | 2006 |
| Continuing professional development for principals: A South African perspective R Mestry, P Singh South African Journal of Education 27 (3), 477-490, 2007 | 174 | 2007 |
| Perceptions of teachers on the benefits of teacher development programmes in one province of South Africa R Mestry, I Hendricks, T Bisschoff South African journal of education 29 (4), 2009 | 166 | 2009 |
| Governing bodies and learner discipline: Managing rural schools in South Africa through a code of conduct R Mestry, J Khumalo South African journal of education 32 (1), 97-110, 2012 | 154 | 2012 |
| The Training and Development of Principals to Manage Schools Effectively Using the Competence Approach. R Mestry, BR Grobler International studies in educational administration 32 (3), 2004 | 134 | 2004 |
| The implications of the National Norms and Standards for School Funding policy on equity in South African public schools R Mestry, R Ndhlovu South African Journal of Education 34 (3), 2014 | 130 | 2014 |
| Principals' perspectives and experiences of their instructional leadership functions to enhance learner achievement in public schools R Mestry Journal of Education (University of KwaZulu-Natal), 257-280, 2017 | 121 | 2017 |
| Teachers’ reflections on distributive leadership in public primary schools in Soweto SR Naicker, R Mestry South African Journal of Education 33 (2), 2013 | 119 | 2013 |
| The instructional leadership role of primary school principals R Mestry, I Moonsammy-Koopasammy, M Schmidt Education as Change 17 (sup1), S49-S64, 2013 | 118 | 2013 |
| Collaboration and communication as effective strategies for parent involvement in public schools R Mestry, B Grobler Educational research and reviews 2 (7), 176, 2007 | 111 | 2007 |
| A feminist postcolonial examination of female principals' experiences in South African secondary schools R Mestry, M Schmidt Gender and Education 24 (5), 535-551, 2012 | 102 | 2012 |
| Importance of emotional intelligence in conceptualizing collegial leadership in education P Singh, P Manser, R Mestry South African Journal of Education 27 (3), 541-563, 2007 | 102 | 2007 |
| The training and development of principals in the management of educators R Mestry PQDT-Global, 1999 | 85 | 1999 |
| Collaboration between school management teams and governing bodies in effectively managing public primary school finances P Basson, R Mestry South African Journal of Education 39 (2), 2019 | 67 | 2019 |
| A critical analysis of the National Norms and Standards for School Funding policy: Implications for social justice and equity in South Africa R Mestry Educational Management Administration & Leadership 42 (6), 851-867, 2014 | 67 | 2014 |
| Distributive leadership in public schools: Experiences and perceptions of teachers in the Soweto region SR Naicker, R Mestry Perspectives in Education 29 (4), 99-108, 2011 | 63 | 2011 |
