scholarly journals The Role of Monitoring and Evaluation on Assessing VVOB Rwanda Projects Paradigm in Improving the School Management and Leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Kibiriga Anicet ◽  
Ndabananiye Aphrodis
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
School Management ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Management And Leadership

In Rwandan School, Head Teachers are confronted with a variety of issues as they provide leadership and management to their schools. This study utilized a mixed methods approach to explore the role of M& E on assessing VVOB Rwanda Projects paradigm in improving the school Management and Leadership in order to deal with those issues. Quantitative methods were coupled with qualitative methods to obtain more complete picture of conventional monitoring and evaluation practices and as validity check to balance deficiencies that were found. Self-Administered Questionnaire was made by two categories of questionnaires such as the one concerning monitoring and evaluation in VVOB Rwanda Programme with challenges encountered. Administered questions to the VVOB staff taken as sample. While the other category was about the extent to which VVOB projects has helped in improving the school management and leadership. The questions of this category are based on eight (8) dimensions of successful leadership (questions that assess HTs) and Training methods that can be used when holding meetings by Sector Education Officers (Questions that assess SEOs). Research findings have shown that VVOB's monitoring and evaluation techniques are conducive to the project success. The study shown that the most challenges found in M&E are inadequate financial resources, fear of evaluation of project implementers thinking that it is the way of judging them and sometimes causing them to have punishment like cutting the project funds. Finally VVOB Rwanda projects have significantly improved the school leadership and management as it was shown by the difference about performance of school leadership dimensions of trained Head teachers and Sector Education officers comparing with those who were not trained. Strategies for improving schools leadership have been stalled as they have been mentioned by Head teacher. 

Time management profiles of Cypriot school principals: a mixed-methods approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 492-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Kouali ◽  
Petros Pashiardis
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Primary School Principals ◽  
Management Techniques

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a piece of research concerning the time management of Cypriot primary school principals. Time management refers to the interrelation of five independent variables: the various tasks principals perform, their frequency, the degree of accomplishment of those tasks, the use of time management techniques and time management style (from monochronic to polychronic). Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative methods were used (questionnaire) together with qualitative methods (observation, interviews, collection of artifacts), in order to obtain richer, deeper data and view multiple angles of the same phenomenon. Findings – The results of cluster analysis indicated three different time management profiles/types of principals: The Centralized Monochrons, the Procrastinative Managers and the Decentralized Polychrons. One basic conclusion is that the principals who adopt the practices of the Decentralized Polychrons manage better their time. Practical implications – The three time management profiles of principals are described, analysed, and discussed in order to reach conclusions about the selection, training, and placement of school principals. Through the description of the everyday practice of Cypriot principals useful information concerning school leadership and management are also provided. Finally, the conclusions of this research may prove useful for principals, because they are provided with the opportunity to rethink and evaluate their own time management and effectiveness of their daily practices. Originality/value – The creation and description of the three time management profiles is the main contribution of this piece of research, since there are not any time management types-profiles registered in the bibliography, which were produced with the use of scientific instruments and procedures.

scholarly journals The Influence of School Leadership and Committee Performance on Improving the Quality of Learning Islamic Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-90
Author(s):  
Kamsia Nur’aini ◽  
Ahmad Syahid ◽  
Rustina Rustina
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Local Community ◽  
School Principal ◽  
School Committee ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
The Difference

This study aims to determine the effect of school committee performance on improving the quality of educational learning and principal leadership on Islamic learning. This study uses quantitative methods because the research data is in the form of numbers and the analysis uses statistics. The variables in this study are the contribution of the school committee's performance, the leadership of the school principal and the improvement of the quality of learning Islamic religious education. The data were processed using SPSS version 21. The results showed that there was a significant influence between the performance of the school committee and the improvement of the learning quality of Islamic religious education by 37.8% and the remaining 62.2% was influenced by other factors outside the research. This data shows that the higher the influence of the school committee's performance, the higher the increase in the quality of learning. In other words, the school committee is an institution that is located in each educational unit, and is an independent body that does not have a hierarchical relationship with government institutions that are in the middle between parents, students, teachers, and the local community. Furthermore, there is the influence of the principal's leadership on improving the quality of Islamic religious education learning by 66.4% and the difference of 33.6% is influenced by other factors outside the research. This data shows that the higher the influence of the principal's leadership, the higher the increase in the quality of learning.

scholarly journals Implementasi Manajemen Mutu di SDN Prambon

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Dyah Indraswati ◽  
Deni Sutisna
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Data Retrieval ◽  
School Management ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Teaching Learning

The purpose of this research is to describe how the implementation of school management to improve the quality of education at SDN Prambon, Dagangan, Madiun. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection techniques are conducted with interviews, observations, and documentation. Indicators developed by researchers as guidelines for data retrieval include school planning, school program implementation, school leadership, and monitoring and evaluation. Data analysis techniques include data reduction, data presentation, and withdrawal of conclusions. The validity test of the data is done by technique triangulation and source triangulation. The education process in Prambon SDN has fulfilled the quality education criteria which includes: 1) The effectiveness of the principal's leadership; 2) active participation of all interested components in the school; 3) The effectiveness of the teaching-learning process; 4) relevant curriculum; 5) Directed vision, mission, and objectives; 6) Conducive school climate and environment; 6) Community involvement and learners parents. The research implication is that the leadership and managerial abilities of principals are imperative to realize effective school management. The quality of education at SDN Prambon has the opportunity to be dynamically and innovatively revised so as to achieve ever increasing quality standards. Improving the quality of education must be carried out continuously and involve all components in schools.

scholarly journals Head Teachers’ Perceptions regarding their role in Educational and Administrative Decision Making

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-209
Author(s):  
Mr. Abdul Haseeb Mujahid ◽  
Dr. Tahira Kalsoom ◽  
Dr. Afifa Khanam
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference

The study aimed to explore head teachers’ perceptions regarding their role in educational and administrative decision making in schools at secondary level. The role of head teacher in school administration is very important thus the researchers tend to study head teachers’ perceptions regarding their role in such matters. In Pakistan public schools are administered through a strong hierarchal administrative system but the head teachers are responsible for day to day matters so it is important to study their perceived role in administration. Quantitative research method was used and survey research technique was applied to collect the data. Self-reported questionnaire was used as a tool of data collection. Multi stage sampling technique was used and sample was selected conveniently. Mean score for each statement was calculated and t test was applied to find out the difference in perception on the basis of different demographical variables. No significant difference was found in the head teachers’ perceptions regarding their role.

scholarly journals School leadership and Black and minority ethnic career prospects in England: The choice between being a group prototype or deviant head teacher

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Pierre Elonga Mboyo
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
The Body ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Senior Leader ◽  
Minority Ethnic

The body of research on the career prospects of Black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers cites racism as one of the reasons for BME underrepresentation in positions of school leadership in England. Understanding the nature of such discriminatory practices is needed in order to find solutions. It has also been reported that pioneer BME leaders are perceived as role models. Such a claim is mainly based on their appointment rather than their action or inaction in facilitating the career progression of other members of BME staff. To address these gaps, this study draws on electronic survey data of eight respondents out of ten, two of whom provided rich written and interview narratives. The data were analysed under the group-based identity formation framework to suggest that the underrepresentation of BME staff due to racism can be explained by head teachers’ prototypicality of group/team values and their failure to deviate from these. That a BME senior leader acted in the same way highlights the following: the dominance of the role of head as a group prototype; the need to challenge deep-seated discrimination; and the view that increased representation needs to be matched with modified school-wide attitude.

scholarly journals Perbedaan Kreativitas Remaja Ditinjau dari Peran Seks Androgini dan Non-Androgini

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Rismar Julia Utami
Keyword(s):  
Safety Factor ◽  
Sex Roles ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Type B ◽  
The Difference

<em><span>The study aims to determine the difference in adolescents ' creativity is reviewed from the role of androgynous and non-androgynous sex. This research uses quantitative methods. The research Data is obtained from sex role scale (BSRI) and Figural test of type B sub Test 3 (circle). The sample in this research is the students of XI SMA Negeri 4 </span><span lang="EN-ID">Sungai Penuh</span><span>. The number of samples in this study was 84 people. The results showed that there was no difference between the creativity of teenagers who had androgynous sex roles and teenagers who had non-androgynous sex roles (P = 0646, p &gt; 0.05).  From the results of this study can be concluded that in addition to the sex role factors, psychological safety factor and psychological Freedom factor also determines the development of individual creativity.</span></em>

scholarly journals Influence of Parents’ Age on Perceptions of the Role of Male Teachers in Preschools in Vihiga Sub-County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. p93
Author(s):  
Avoga Elisheba ◽  
Dr. Gladwell Wambiri ◽  
Dr. Nyakwara Begi
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
School Management ◽  
Male Teachers ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Independent Variable

Children who are taught by both male and female teachers develop holistically. This means that male teachers are vital in the education of young children. The study was to explore parents’ perceptions of the role of male teachers’ in preschools in Vihiga Sub-county as well as examine the influence of age on parents’ perception of the role the teachers in pre-schools in the sub-county. The study was guided by Albert Bandura’s Social Learning theory. Descriptive research design was used to guide the study. The dependent variable was parents’ perception of role of male teachers’ in pre-schools, while the independent variable was parents’ age. The locale of the study was Vihiga Sub County in Kenya. Questionnaire and interview schedules were used to collect data and analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. Results from data analysis indicated that parents’ perception of the role of male teachers’ in pre-schools was negative. It was also clear from the results that the perception was influenced by parents’ age. It was recommended that school management should organize programs to help parents to understand the role played by male teachers in preschools in order to change their attitude towards the teachers.

scholarly journals Duplication of leadership and management and the difference between them

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rami Mahmoud Daifallah Al-Omari
Keyword(s):  
Current Status ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Human Element ◽  
Future Situation ◽  
Job Title ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Management And Leadership

Many of the concepts of management and leadership are mixed، and are thought to be meaningful. In fact، there is a big difference between the two concepts on more than one hand. The most important point of difference between management and leadership is what each focuses on. In the organization، excluding the human element، and vice versa in leadership، focusing heavily on the human element and interested in it and developing its skills، abilities and training to stimulate it to perform the work and achieve the goals. There is also a clear difference between the two parties. The leader is interested in influencing individuals based on his abilities and personal skills. The workforce feels that they are the focus of attention. He deals wisely and rationally with the involvement of the workers in the administrative process and avoids the use of delegated authority and official powers so as not to determine the form of the relationship Between him and his subordinates. The leader also keeps pace with changes in any current situation، always seeks continuous change، takes his subordinates' hand to the organization's progress and prosperity، encourages others to change and motivates them in their own way، and does not feel that there is a difference in job title. As for the manager، unlike the commander in all of the above، the manager resorted to forcing the subordinates to perform the functions and achieve the objectives of the organization based on a set of procedures and laws set by the senior management in the organization، and the relationship between him and his subordinates is very formal، lacking emotion and feelings given To neglect the human element of the Organization. The manager is not interested in making changes، but rather aims to achieve what the organization has devised without progress or noticeable growth in the performance of the organization and thus remain in its normal form. In addition، the manager is characterized by short-term planning، so he does not care about change but focuses all his thinking on time The current status of the organization and leave the future situation، and it is noted that the manager between him and his subordinates wide gap due to interest in the names of functional.    

scholarly journals Headteachers' Instructional Leadership at Community Schools

AMC Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-74
Author(s):  
Rudra Prasad Danai
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Community Schools ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Instructional Process ◽  
Information And Communication

This article explores instructional leadership of few head teachers of Dhading district. Due to the primitive model of school leadership, students faced obstacles in achieving educational goals. The objectives of this research are to explore the tradition of the head teachers' leadership of school and the role of the head teachers for the transformation of the educational attempts and achievements. This research followed phenomenological research method. Five head teachers leading the schools for more than a decade were interviewed. The data thus collected were interpreted through coding, categorizing and comparing the key themes. The research finds that the leadership role of the head teachers in the past was responsible for lagging behind the target of the educational achievement as recommended by the curriculum. This study concludes that the school leadership must be cross-threaded in instructional process, pedagogy, information, and communication technology (ICT).

Positive school leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Murphy ◽  
Karen Seashore Louis ◽  
Mark Smylie
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Educational Administration ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
School Management ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Management And Leadership

In November 2015, the National Policy Board for Educational Administration — a coalition of nine professional associations — adopted the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), a set of guidelines for the training, certification, hiring, evaluation, and supervision of school principals and superintendents. While it draws heavily from the earlier standards published by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium in 2008, PSEL is distinguished by a positive, asset-based approach to school management and leadership.

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