Leadership development: School principals’ portfolios as an instrument for change

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitallis Chikoko ◽  
Inbanathan Naicker ◽  
Siphiwe Eric Mthiyane
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
School Principals

scholarly journals Developing a Program to Strengthen Learning Leadership of School Principals under the Secondary Educational Service Areas

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Aphisayarat Prarasri ◽  
Amnaj Chanawongse ◽  
Kowat Tesaputa
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Educational Service ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Job Experience ◽  
Service Areas

The purpose of this research was to develop the program on learning leadership strengthening for school principals under the secondary educational service areas. This study methodology was based on research and development (R&D) approach by the application of Participatory Action Research (PAR) with 4 phases. They were 1) finding the components and indicators of learning leadership, 2) study of the present and desirable condition of learning leadership, 3) developing learning leadership strengthening model, and 4) study of the implementation results program of learning leadership strengthening for school principals under the secondary educational service areas. The research findings reveal the program development comprises 70:20:10 ratio of learning leadership development—70 percent on the job experience and off the job experience, 20 percent professional learning community (PLC) process and personal feedback, and 10 percent training. The training involves 3 phases—phase 1 is training, phase 2 is integration with work practice, and phase 3 is follow up and evaluation.

scholarly journals Towards a leadership programme for primary school principals as instructional leaders

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvathy Naidoo ◽  
Nadine Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Instructional Leaders ◽  
Learner Outcomes ◽  
Primary School Principals ◽  
Poor Learner

This study set out to explore primary school principals’ instructional leadership. The study addressed a key issue in the school improvement literature, pertaining to the curriculum leadership of principals. The literature is not entirely clear about which leadership characteristic is more likely to produce the most favourable outcomes in terms of improved learner outcomes, in other words, how the curriculum has been implemented and how leadership in this regard has been effected. The article argues that robust training and development in instructional leadership practices become necessary to support school leaders in this regard. In South Africa, based on numerous reports of poor learner outcomes in schools, we question whether principals possess the necessary skills required to lead and manage curriculum in schools. In this article, the views of five principals, who have completed the Advanced Certificate in Education: School Leadership and Management (ACESLM) programme, are examined. Findings indicate that not all principals who participated in the study are fully conversant with their roles and responsibilities as instructional leaders. They mainly interpret their functions to be purely managerial and to be leaders and administrators of schools. Thus, whilst some understanding of instructional leadership was apparent in some of the principals’ responses, it is the authors’ views that ACESLM, as a leadership development programme, needs to be redesigned to include greater focus on instructional leadership.

scholarly journals Developing Leadership Capacity in Others: An Examination of High School Principals' Personal Capacities for Fostering Leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Shawn Huggins
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
High School Principals ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Leadership Capacity ◽  
Professional Networks ◽  
Informal Leaders

In this multisite case study, we examine the personal capacities of six high school principals who have developed the leadership capacities of other leaders in their respective schools. Participants were purposefully selected by two teams of researchers in two states of the United States, one on the east coast and one on the west coast, who engaged their professional networks of current and former educational leaders to obtain recommendations of high school principals known to develop the leadership capacities of formal and informal leaders in their schools. The findings indicate that the principals possessed a strong commitment to developing leadership capacity, understood leadership development as a process and tolerated risk. This study adds to the rapidly growing corpus of literature focused on distributed leaders by illustrating the complexities of developing leadership capacity in an attempt to increase organizational leadership capacity, and by highlighting the relevant characteristics of principals who have intentionally sought to do so.

scholarly journals Becoming skillful leaders: American school principals’ transformative learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-378
Author(s):  
Taeyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Dimensions Of Learning ◽  
Actual Change

In this study, I explore how school principals experience transformative learning in relation to leadership development and how these experiences influence their leadership practices and perceptions. Transformative learning is critical for school leaders because it can lead to meaningful learning that qualitatively changes their leadership practices. Assuming that personally significant incidents are important for transformative learning, I analyzed qualitative data collected from 12 school principals in the United States. Analysis revealed that with these transformative learning experiences, school principals established strong foundations of leadership assumptions and strategies by changing and expanding their views of themselves and others. My findings suggest that education for principal leadership development should provide opportunities to explore multiple dimensions of learning, how relationships and school contexts influence leadership decision making, and how principals perceive themselves as leaders. This study contributes to a more dynamic understanding of how school leaders make actual change in their leadership practices.

scholarly journals Relevance Of A Leadership Development Programme To Develop The Leaders Work-Integrated Learning Competencies

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1213
Author(s):  
Prakash Singh ◽  
Christopher Malizo Dali
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Learning Competencies ◽  
Work Integrated Learning

Today, more than ever, leaders need to demonstrate appropriate work-integrated learning competencies (WILCs) to process and manage emotional dynamics intelligently in their work environment. The challenge is to develop these leaders WILCs that can enable them to understand the contextual environments and the power relationships among employees in their organization. This study, therefore, explored the extent to which WILCs, including their emotional intelligence, can be developed and employed in their organizations to enhance collegial leadership practices. Consequently, this study focused specifically on the adequacy of the Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) school leadership (SL) programme as a leadership development programme (LDP) offered by a higher education institution (HEI) to develop the WILCs of school principals. The LDP is intended to provide the principals, as leaders, with the opportunity to develop a deeper holistic commitment to their studies in a working school situation. Ideally, the LDP would provide a basis upon which school principals acknowledge the complexity of learning across multiple epistemic sites, rather than from a reductionist view with university modules and schools as separate entities. To investigate this, the qualitative research approach was appropriately used in this study. The findings on the interpersonal WILCs revealed that the school principals acknowledged their awareness of their employees feelings, needs and concerns and were adept at inducing desirable responses in them. Evidently, the findings of this study have confirmed the need for leaders to have interpersonal WILCs that can empower them to succeed in creating the necessary collegial climate in their organisations.

scholarly journals Experiences of aspiring school principals receiving coaching as part of a leadership development programme

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-306
Author(s):  
Christian van Nieuwerburgh ◽  
Margaret Barr ◽  
Chris Munro ◽  
Heather Noon ◽  
Daniel Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Leadership Coaching ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
One To One

PurposeThis paper adds depth to our understanding of how coaching works by exploring the experiences of 14 aspiring school principals who received one-to-one leadership coaching as part of a leadership development programme.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts a phenomenological approach. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants. Thematic analysis was used to code the data and identify themes.FindingsThis paper reports on four themes based on the experiences of the participants: having time to reflect, feeling safe to explore, focussing on what's important for me and experiencing positive emotions.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are unique to the participants who volunteered to take part in this study and therefore not representative of a general population of aspiring educational leaders. Further research is needed into the possible benefits of coaching to support educators undergoing leadership training.Practical implicationsThe findings raise a potential dilemma within the teaching profession about the use of educators' time; while they need to give time and attention to multiple stakeholders, they also need to protect time for their own development and self-reflection. Based on the reported experiences of the participants in this study, it is recommended that coaching be considered a component of professional development for educational leaders.Originality/valueThis paper adds to the growing research base for coaching in education, providing a unique insight into the experiences of aspiring school principals who received one-to-one leadership coaching as part of a leadership development programme.

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