scholarly journals Transformational Leadership Practices in Community School

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-154
Author(s):  
Surya Prasad Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Effectiveness ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Student Outcome ◽  
Community School ◽  
Legal Person ◽  
Head Teacher ◽  
Management Committee ◽  
Her Family

 This paper aimed to explore the practice of educational transformational leadership practice in community schools. To complete this study, I used qualitative research design. I selected one head teacher as a key informant applying purposive sampling procedure. In addition to the head teacher, I collected data from student, parent, chairperson, ex-chairperson, educationist, ward chairperson, and legal person from the local body from audit report for the triangulation of data. I collected the data through the audio recording. I tried to make different “themes” from the data which is related to my research objective. Transformational leadership practices as a follower and the leader in community school is found collaborative and empowering own self and other too. As follower, the respondent was responsible to her parents, parents of students, management committee and head teacher. She was influenced by elder brother in her family and by school leader at school. As a transformational leadership, the roles and responsibilities were completed in time given by the authority. The school leader has given different authority and responsibility to the followers by providing position. Those followers have actively participated to complete their roles and support to the school leader. Management committee support and agree to the school leader basically focusing on meeting visionary agendas. Likewise, students, parents and community people also supported to the school leader's vision and mission. Student outcome and school effectiveness were also satisfactory by the school concern people.

scholarly journals The Transformational Leadership Practices of National Board Certified School Librarians in North Carolina

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Hirsh
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
National Board ◽  
Teaching Standards ◽  
Professional Leadership ◽  
High Level

This study describes a questionnaire survey of school librarians in North Carolina who have received advanced certification from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. The survey was conducted to identify the transformational leadership practices of these school librarians and assess their ability to implement professional leadership guidelines. School librarians’ leadership practices were assessed using the Leadership Practices Inventory, 3rd Edition (LPI). School librarians perceived themselves as possessing a high level of transformational leadership in the five exemplary practices identified by the LPI: Modeling the Way (MTW), Inspiring a Shared Vision (ISV), Challenging the Process (CTP), Enabling Others to Act (EOA) and Encouraging the Heart (ETH). They perceived themselves as being very strong at MTW and EOA. They were less successful at ISV and CTP. Overall, they were very successful in implementing professional leadership guidelines. Successful implementation of these guidelines was highly correlated with ISV and CTP.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS IN TS25 SCHOOLS IN GUA MUSANG KELANTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (42) ◽  
pp. 204-214
Author(s):  
Mohd Zainuddin Zakaria ◽  
Siti Noor Ismail ◽  
Yahya Don ◽  
Wan Rosni Wan Yakob
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
School Effectiveness ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Performing ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to identify the level of transformational leadership of principals and the level of school effectiveness in TS25 schools in Gua Musang District, Kelantan. In addition, this study also seeks to look at the relationship between the two variables involved, transformational leadership and school effectiveness. This quantitative study by cross-sectional survey method used two types of instruments, namely the Transformational leadership instrument by Leithwood and Jantzi (1999) and the school effectiveness instrument adapted from the study of Lazaridou and Iordanidis (2011. The sampling of the study involved four TS25 secondary schools with a total of 162 teachers. The findings of the study showed that the level of transformational leadership of principals and the level of school effectiveness was at a high level, with values (M = 4.17, SP = .604) and (M = 4.19, SP = .613) respectively. Further, correlation analysis showed that there was a very strong and significant relationship (r = .89, p <.01) between the two variables involved, namely transformational leadership and school effectiveness. It is hoped that the findings of this study can be used as a guide by the parties involved, especially the Ministry of Education Malaysia in strengthening the characteristics of high-performing leadership among school administrators towards improving school effectiveness through professionalism programs.

scholarly journals Intergalactic Leadership: Practical Tips for Leading Where No One Has Gone Before

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peg A Lonnquist
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Leadership Theory ◽  
Leadership Theories ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Multicultural Leadership ◽  
Feminist Leadership ◽  
Successful Leaders

Most of the transformational, inclusive, partnership leadership literature, while brilliant and inspirational, does not provide day-to-day ideas for practitioners. Drawing on several key leadership theories and theorists (Kouzes and Posner’s five core behaviors of successful leaders, the Athena Model based on research on women leaders, Centered Leadership from the McKinsey Project, the Research-Productivity and Engagement Model, Burn’s and Bass’ Transformational Leadership Theory, Riane Eisler’s partnership leadership, multicultural leadership theorist Juana Bordas, and feminist leadership theorists), the author describes how she has translated and implemented day-to-day leadership practices which she calls Intergalactic Leadership.

scholarly journals AMALAN KEPIMPINAN INSTRUKSIONAL GURU BESAR DI SEKOLAH VERNAKULAR NEGERI SELANGOR DAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN

2018 ◽  
pp. 109-132
Author(s):  
DONNIE ADAMS ◽  
RAVADHI PERIASAMY ◽  
EDWARD DEVADASON ◽  
SATINAH AWANG
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Instructional Leader ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Structured Interviews

Abstrak Kajian kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji amalan kepimpinan instruksional guru besar di Sekolah Vernakular Negeri Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan. Kajian ini menggunakan temu bual separa berstruktur terhadap 14 orang guru besar di dua jenis sekolah vernakular, iaitu Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SRJK (T)) dan Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SRJK(C)) yang terletak di kawasan bandar dan pinggir bandar. Teknik persampelan bertujuan yang dijalankan di dua jenis sekolah ini mendapati bahawa guru besar memahami tugas mereka untuk meningkatkan amalan pengajaran melalui penyeliaan guru. Dapatan juga menunjukkan amalan kepimpinan guru besar dalam memantau kualiti pengajaran dan pembelajaran di sekolah dijalankan dalam pelbagai kaedah. Kajian ini turut menunjukkan bahawa sebahagian daripada tugas dan harapan guru besar di Malaysia adalah selari dengan ciri-ciri dalam kepimpinan instruksional. Dalam konteks lain pula, beban kerja seorang guru besar dan keperluan untuk membuat pelaporan telah mendatangkan pelbagai cabaran berterusan kepada mereka semasa menjalankan tugas sebagai seorang pemimpin instruksional. Implikasi daripada kajian ini mempamerkan realiti kontemporari peranan guru besar dan amalan kepimpinan instruksional mereka di sekolah vernakular di Malaysia. Kesimpulannya, kajian ini menunjukkan kepimpinan instruksional dibina atas pengaruh sosial, politik dan budaya. Kata kunci: Amalan kepimpinan instruksional, pemimpin instruksional, guru besar. Abstract The purpose of this qualitative study is to outline school leaders’ instructional leadership practices in Selangor and Federal Territory Vernacular Schools. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 primary school leaders from Chinese Schools (SRJK(C)) and Tamil Schools (SRJK (T)) in urban and suburban areas in Malaysia. The sampling technique utilised in two of these schools generated findings which showed that the school leaders understood their duties in improving instructional practice through supervision of teachers. Findings also showed school leaders’ leadership practices in monitoring the quality of teaching and learning in schools was done in many ways. The research also demonstrated some of the duties and hope of the school leaders’ in Malaysia as being particularly congruent with the features of instructional leadership practices. In another context, the workload of a school leader and the need for reporting has led to a series of challenges for them in carrying out their duties as instructional leaders. The implication of this study demonstrates the current reality of the roles of school leaders and their instructional leadership roles in vernacular schools in Malaysia. In conclusion, this research shows that instructional leadership is built on social, political and cultural influences. Keywords: Instructional leadership practices, instructional leader, school leader.

Intercultural Communication and Sustainable Leadership

2014 ◽  
pp. 700-716
Author(s):  
Nelly Kostoulas-Makrakis
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Sustainable Leadership ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Full Range Leadership ◽  
Sustainability Leadership ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

The environmental, economic, and social crises we are increasingly confronted with locally and globally, including climate change, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss, and also economic and social issues, such as poverty, social inequalities, violation of human rights, gender inequalities, loss of indigenous knowledge, etc. call for changes in the ways we think, work, and act. In this context, a course dealing with intercultural communication and sustainable leadership that is part of a M.Sc. programme on ICT in Education for Sustainable Development has been developed and is studied in this chapter. The course puts emphasis on the most urgent and critical social, environmental, and economic challenges facing the world and explores how leaders from education, business, government and civil society are responding to global/local sustainability challenges. In particular, it elaborates on the nature of sustainability leadership and how it can contribute to transformational change. It does this by locating sustainability within the leadership literature and presenting a model of sustainability leadership that integrates three complementary types of leadership, namely: distributed; entrepreneurial and transformational. The course also examines the importance of sustainable leadership practices within organisations (e.g. schools, business, NGOs, public) and assess the potential benefits if institutions are more actively engaged in sustainable leadership practices. It explores how intercultural communication can contribute to positive change for sustainability and discusses that new theoretical frameworks are needed to better understand effective transformational leadership. It also elaborates how cultural orientations and intercultural communication competence affect the full range leadership framework and transformational leadership dimensions. This course is delivered through a Virtual Learning Management System (VLMS) based on Moodle open LMS.

Transformational Teacher Leadership

2021 ◽  
pp. 521-536
Author(s):  
David Richard Litz
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Educational Leadership ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Teacher Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Essential Change

Transformational leadership along with change theory have become increasingly popular concepts within the field of educational leadership and administration during the last 20 years. This chapter examines the growth and popularity of transformational leadership, its relationship to organizational change, and the practical and theoretical justifications for its use as a relevant form of teacher leadership from a global and cross-cultural perspective. Emphasis is placed on discussing transformational teacher leadership practices as core strategies for modern educators in the process of overseeing teaching and learning objectives, contributing to school improvement and students' educational attainment, and managing essential change processes within globalized educational environments.

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