Principal’s Instructional Leadership and Employee Engagement : A Study of Perceptions among Teachers in a Primary School in Cheras, Selangor. CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction Any organizational or institutional structure, from the very basic to the most complex ones will naturally consist of the hierarchical order of two components, which are the leader and the led. However, the ways on how an organization operates is mostly determined by the kind of interaction between these two components
potential of computer as a powerful instructional technology, it has not been satisfactorily integrated into classrooms. Still, a lot of voices are heard around the world complaining about the teachers' avoidance of computer use and failure in successfully incorporating it into classrooms. This issue attracted researchers' attention. They started to explore the factors that encourage the technology use and barriers that impede proper integration of this versatile instructional technology into education. Brickner
research and discussed in the academic literature. Speaking of the main models of leadership in education, Godin and his peers postulate that four theoretical models dominate the field of study of educational leadership, namely 1) transactional leadership, which is associated with participatory leadership; 2) transformational leadership; 3) moral leadership, to which ethical leadership resembles; 4) pedagogical leadership”. (Godin, Lapointe, Langlois & St-Germain 2005, p. 66). Table XXX presents, a
ABSTRACT This paper reports about the observations made and knowledge gained through studying and developing an online study material for graduates. Inspired by issues and challenges experienced in developing the online courseware, a model is advanced which has resolved major issues with the older models and online information system (courseware). The benefits of using proposed system for online studying is described in a complete detail in this paper. After going through questionnaire and pilot
The Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Leadership Program’s Management and Learning Environment Course is the most dense and challenging course to date. The California Professional Standards for Education Leaders (CPSEL) simply states, “Education Leaders manage the organization to cultivate a safe and productive learning and working environment.” However, when our cohort starts to dig deep into the standard; it is anything but simple. A new principal’s success is dependent
Ford Road Elementary School's healthy culture includes shared values, common beliefs, written and unwritten rules and behavior expectations of all stakeholders. Within the school community, all stakeholders utilize school's social norms and create opportunities for everyone to be successful. A healthy school culture creates an environment in which the school community, at all levels, is actively engaged, feels empowered to effect positive change, enjoys congenial relationships and is supported and
their learning outcomes with teacher leadership as well as principal leadership that can complement it. At the World Educational Leadership Summit 2015 (Ming En, 2015), Tony Wagner, an expert-in-residence at Harvard University’s Innovation Lab, described the the local education system as one rooted in a long history of “testing for meritocracy” and “testing
operational system’s efficiency. The use of fiscal, human, and technological resources will help maintain a balance of procedures and policies that will protect the welfare and safety of students within the district. The development of distributed leadership will help ensure high-quality instruction and student growth, in addition to providing a safe school environment (National Policy Board for Educational Administrators, 2011). ELCC Standard 3.1 Leaders must understand the operational system
essential to good citizenship and that education is important to life because it enables people to play a part to their community and their country. Leadership is at the predecessor of education since it is a search for comprehending the thoughts and actions of leaders. Looking at the leaders who labour with teachers provides a vision on leadership and the link to teacher efficiency and what role they play in student attainment and achievement. As stated in the Philippine Constitution, Article XIV
variety of factors can influence a registered nurse’s intent to stay, however supportive nursing leadership and management are envisaged to have the greatest impact on improving work environments resulting in greater job satisfaction. The purpose of this organizational assessment was to determine whether the development, implementation and evaluation of the current culture of supportive nursing leadership and management have effect on staff retention. Registered Nurses’ perceptions of