scholarly journals Learner discipline in the post-corporal punishment era: What an experience!

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Olufunmilayo Tenidade Obadire ◽  
Dzivhonele Albert Sinthumule
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Management ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Disciplinary Problems ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
The Common ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning ◽  
Data Collection Approach

Learner discipline is one of the bases of effective teaching and learning. If learners are not well disciplined, schools will not provide the best possible education. Therefore, it is important that good disciplinary measures and procedures be put in place in any school. In this article we investigate how learners in schools are currently being disciplined without violating their human rights. The nature and the causes of learners’ disciplinary problems are fundamental. A qualitative data-collection approach was employed in this research. Purposive non-probability sampling was used to select the participants for the study. Experienced educators from school disciplinary committees, Representative Councils of Learners (RCLs) and the school principals of 4 schools were interviewed. We found that the common causes of learners’ disciplinary problems varied from school to school. Furthermore, effective school management was found to be at the heart of learner discipline and the general academic performance of the school. We recommend that parents as first teachers should instill values and morals for their children to distinguish right from wrong.

scholarly journals Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Principles in Classroom Practices

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Nur Salina Ismail ◽  
Safawati Basirah Zaid ◽  
Misrah Hamisah Mohamed ◽  
Nurazan Mohd Rouyan
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Common Practices ◽  
Data Points ◽  
The Common ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

Vocabulary teaching and learning principles assist in providing effective teaching and learning methods, in accordance with the learners’ proficiency level. However, studies that looked into the relevancy of those principles are rather limited. Thus, this study focuses on finding the common practices of vocabulary teaching and learning principles in the classroom. Interviews involving three experts were done to determine their vocabulary teaching and learning principles application in their teaching. Based on the data analysed using Atlas t.i, out of ten Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Principles, only eight were practiced by the participants. The findings revealed that these experts, even though practice the principles, the approaches were varied. Finally, the data points to the need for future studies on the importance of having good vocabulary instructions in teaching and learning vocabulary.

School Climate and Academic Performance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Noor Ismail ◽  
Faizahani Abd. Rahman ◽  
Aizan Yaacob
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
System Structure ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Effective Organization ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

Definitions of school climate have been interpreted in various ways by scholars since the 1960s. They have been closely associated with achievement, quality control, and school management, among many others that denote characteristics of highly effective organization. It has long been recognized and acknowledged by administrators of the organization, practitioners, psychologists, motivators, and educators that a healthy school climate promotes a positive attitude and openness that will thus create a learning environment that motivates and encourages effective teaching and learning activities; increases teachers’ job satisfaction; and, finally enhances students’ academic performance. The school climate model that determines the characteristics of an effective school climate encompasses four main factors: culture (assumptions, values, norms, beliefs), ecology (structure and facilities), humanity structure and system (instructions, administration, decision making, planning structure), and social system (structure element). Definitions derived from past literature and criticisms as well as arguments against what constitute healthy school climate are presented in this article. A clear set of goals and transparent definitions of the concept are recommended so as to ensure that both school and the other elements in the school body can work synchronously to achieve the same goal, which is providing a positive and healthy school climate.

scholarly journals Qualitative Analysis Of Challenges Facing Head Teachers In Management Of Special Schools In Ghana: Implications For Teacher Retention

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-214
Author(s):  
Felix Kwame Kumedzro
Keyword(s):  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Management ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

The study attempts to explore the challenges confronting head teachers in the management of special schools in Ghana. The study was conducted using qualitative research design. Nine out of 29 head teachers were sampled for the study. All head teachers stressed that they were confronted with numerous challenges that affect the management of the schools. The main challenge identified by the study participants was that special education teachers in Ghana were not adequately motivated. The study therefore recommended that special incentive packages be instituted for teachers in the schools and that the Ministry of Education should release funds on time to the schools to enable the school management acquires the resources needed for effective teaching and learning in the special schools.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Managerial Competence of the Madrasah Principals in Islamic Senior High School in Tanah Datar

AL-TA LIM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-70
Author(s):  
Asmendri Asmendri ◽  
Sufyarma Marsidin ◽  
Rusdinal Rusdinal ◽  
Mukhaiyar Mukhaiyar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Management ◽  
Preliminary Observation ◽  
Managerial Competence ◽  
Embedded Model

Based on preliminary observation and research finding in MAN in Tanah Datar, it was found that madrasah which have a good accreditation still have problems concerning with aspects of school management. The purposes of this research were to analyze teachers’ perception toward managerial competence of the madrasah principals in the aspects of the madrasah activities planning, organizing, leadership, actuating, and controlling. The methodology used in this research was mixed method by using the concurrent embedded model. Quantitative data was gotten from teachers of MAN in Tanah Datar while for the qualitative data was gotten from the school principals, vice school principals as well as teachers. Based on the research finding, it was found that in the madrasah activities planning was 82.11%; activities organizing was 79.50%; activities leading was 79.92%; activities actuating was 78.53%; and activities controlling was 81 %. In general, the competence of the madrasah principals of MAN in Tanah Datar was good in all aspect.

scholarly journals Analyzing School Images To Reveal The Values And Norms Of Greek Middle Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-226
Author(s):  
Sofia Tsagdi ◽  
Kostas Theologou
Keyword(s):  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Management ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

The study attempts to explore the challenges confronting head teachers in the management of special schools in Ghana. The study was conducted using qualitative research design. Nine out of 29 head teachers were sampled for the study. All head teachers stressed that they were confronted with numerous challenges that affect the management of the schools. The main challenge identified by the study participants was that special education teachers in Ghana were not adequately motivated. The study therefore recommended that special incentive packages be instituted for teachers in the schools and that the Ministry of Education should release funds on time to the schools to enable the school management acquires the resources needed for effective teaching and learning in the special schools.

scholarly journals PENGUATAN ORGANISASI SEKOLAH MELALUI PENDEKATAN MUTU TERPADU

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Farid Hasyim
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Organization ◽  
School Management ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Effective School ◽  
School Climate And Culture ◽  
Education Process

<p>The most important of school organizations is to create effective and efficient teaching and learning processes in schools, which are the main task of the school. Without touching on this aspect, the school organization will have no significance in building schools in conducting the education process effectively. Some of the most effective studies that are associated with organizational processes always provide an important part of the role of school management in creating an effective school climate and culture. In this case, parent and student communities should be directly involved in the school management process, especially in the decision-making process. This is done as an effort to increase commitment, ownership and responsibility in peroses education in schools.</p><p> </p><p>Yang terpenting dari organisasi sekolah adalah menciptakan proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran secara efektif dan efisien di sekolah, yang merupakan tugas pokok sekolah. Tanpa menyentuh aspek ini, maka organisasi sekolah tidak akan mempunyai arti penting dalam membangun sekolah dalam melakukan proses pendidikan secara efektif. Beberapa penelitian yang efektif yang dikaitkan dengan proses organisasi selalu memberikan bagian penting dari peran manajemen sekolah dalam menciptakan iklim dan kultur sekolah yang efektif. Dalam hal ini,  komunitas orang tua dan siswa hendaknya terlibat langsung dalam proses pengelolaan sekolah, terutama dalam proses pembuatan keputusan. Hal ini dilakukan sebagai upaya meningkatkan komitmen, rasa memiliki dan tanggung jawabnya dalam peroses pendidikan di sekolah.</p>

scholarly journals Chronicling school principals’ experiences on school management in the context of COVID-19 stringency

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-162
Author(s):  
Bonginkosi Hardy Mutongoza ◽  
Babawande Emmanuel Olawale ◽  
Busiswa Mzilikazi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
School Safety ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Management ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learning School

The COVID-19 pandemic experience has brought to the forefront the importance of leadership as institutions across the world are now trying to emerge from hibernation and rebuild broken academic practices. As such, this study sought to examine school principals’ experiences on school management in the context of COVID-19 stringency in four rural schools in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Underpinned by a qualitative research approach, the study employed a case study design in which semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from four rural school principals who had been purposively sampled. Findings of the study revealed that in order to combat challenges associated with teaching and learning, school principals engaged among other things, in mobilization of resources, engendering a technological culture among teachers, ensuring effective delivery of content. We further ascertained that although hamstrung by resource inadequacies, school principals in rural schools promoted school safety by ensuring transparent and effective communication, striving for the provision of safe and adequate facilities, among other things. Finally, our study also revealed that rural school principals ensured clear and consistent communication with staff, provided psychosocial assistance to staff members, and adapted performance and workload expectations.

scholarly journals Exploring the Natural Attributes of Principals as Educational Leaders

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-376
Author(s):  
Rohani Binti Marasan ◽  
Andrew Lim ◽  
Dg. Norizah Ag Kiflee@Dzulkifli ◽  
Colonius Atang
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Leadership Orientation ◽  
Educational Administrators ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Determining Factor

This study sought to explore the leadership of principals as educational administrators based on their natural attributes. The excellence in the actions of principals as educational administrators will serve as the determining factor for the success of a school across nine fields listed in the Malaysian School Principals Competency Standards. This success is mainly driven by the natural attributes of principals’ leadership in influencing the processes and behaviour of teachers in the delivery of education. This study also explores leadership issues and problems that are still of current interest. Principals’ competency levels in executing leadership still show that teachers are constrained by numerous flaws particularly in the teaching and learning in schools. Such conditions are often mirrored in schools with poor leadership display by Principals who are bent on putting off planned educational programmes. This qualitative study was done as a single case study. Qualitative data obtained via interviews with 10 informants in school formed the research case. The interviews were semi-structured and were analysed manually using category classification. The interviews explained the natural attributes reflected via Principals’ leadership orientation to answer the issues in this study. The findings of this study shall serve as additional elements in the process of selecting and placing Principals, as well as be developed as a guide for educational administrators desiring effective and quality leadership orientation for managing and administrating schools in Sabah. This study is of importance as it contributes additional knowledge in the fields of education and human resource for the benefit of other researchers.

scholarly journals Manajemen Pendidikan Pondok Pesantren Al Falah Banjarbaru di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Riinawati Riinawati
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
The Common ◽  
Gathering Place ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

Currently, the discussion about Covid-19 is still hot in the community. The Covid-19 pandemic that has hit since the beginning of 2020 has had an impact on various sectors of life. Various sectors are required to adapt to the arrival of the pandemic as an effort to survive. One of the sectors affected is Islamic boarding schools. Islamic boarding school is an educational bench which emphasizes the side of religious education in everyday life. Islamic boarding schools have their own peculiarities and characteristics in the education system used. During this pandemic, the Al-Falah Banjarbaru Islamic boarding school as a gathering place for students from various regions is also required to adapt to the pandemic. Policies continue to be negotiated as a form of defense during this pandemic. Management at the Al-Falah Islamic boarding school Banjarbaru such as management and learning systems must also be changed with new innovations and creativity developed for safety and goodness at this time. The emergence of a pandemic certainly raises many problems such as limited space and the weakening of effective teaching and learning activities. Therefore, Islamic boarding schools implement management that is quite different from before, such as switching the teaching and learning process to online or limiting activities that cause crowds. However, activities and activities in Islamic boarding schools must continue to run stably with various considerations for the common good.

scholarly journals Ensuring Educational Leadership in the Creation and Leadership of Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudzani Israel Lumadi
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Ethics Of Care ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Effective School Leadership ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

Researchers have grappled to speculate about why people in almost all societies share a concern with social justice and equity in education. It is increasingly recognized, internationally and in South Africa, that leading and managing teaching and learning is one of the most important activities for principals and other school leaders. This paper shows that managing teaching and learning are often inadequate, and largely fails to improve educational problems facing school communities. A lot was written about arguably the biggest challenge facing today’s teachers and principals. The question remains how schools could be made to work effectively and equitably for all learners in ever more diverse classrooms. This article will attempt to point the way to ensure that there is educational leadership in the creation and management of schools. Quality leadership skills and competencies for effective teaching and learning in schools are also highlighted. The rationale for this study is based on the growing concern that school leadership is not sensitive to the needs of the learners they serve and continue to experience unjustifiable expenditure in relation to community expectations in terms of teaching and learning. Equity theory underpinned this study. It is imperative to note that people feel most comfortable when their relationships are maximally profitable and they are giving and getting exactly what they deserve from their relationships; no more and certainly no less. The ethics of care theory is used as a lens to understand how principals lead and manage schools to improve learner performance. This theory is considered pertinent for this study due to the fact that leaders have authority and power over their subordinates. A leader should possess instructional leadership skills that emphasize the achievement of the core task, teaching and learning, in schools. Effective leaders understand their staff and learners’ unique needs, can create a supportive environment and engage in practices that build on employee self-confidence to enhance their performance. Ethics of care is deemed suitable for this study since school leaders should have a passion to care for teachers and learners they lead. Ethics of care is a suitable way to connect people and emphasize helping others. Leaders should go an extra mile to address, nurture and support the needs of the teachers. The role of caring in a school environment has a more specific aim, which is to establish an environment that is conducive to effective teaching and learning because an environment that is caring enhances productivity. An investigation was conducted to explore effective school leadership through teaching and learning. This effect presents an exhaustive review of the article and suggests a direction for future developments. Based on the study, a qualitative approach was employed to investigate effective school leadership practices as perceived by school leaders. The belief is that schools should be led by the quality of leaders in order to produce good results. It is on this backdrop that schools need effective, dedicated, responsible, accountable school leaders, and staff members, if they are to provide quality education for all learners. It became evident from the findings that effective principals locate learning at the centre of their daily activities and that this can only be achieved if the creation of a conducive environment plays a major role in developing a professional community of teachers who work as a team under effective instructional leadership. Recommendations evolved from the findings.

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