The elusive Malayan tiger ‘captured’: A systematic review of research on educational leadership and management in Malaysia:
08 Mar 2021-Educational Management Administration & Leadership (SAGE PublicationsSage UK: London, England)-pp 174114322199869
TL;DR: In this paper, the evidence base in developing countries such as India and China has not yet reached the level of knowledge base of educational leadership and management (EDLM) in societies across the world.
Abstract: Substantial progress has been made in the knowledge base of educational leadership and management (EDLM) in societies across the world. However, the evidence base in developing countries such as Ma...
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TL;DR: In this paper, a case study was conducted in a successful school in northern Malaysia using a combination of case study methods and grounded theory, employing a semi-structured interview protocol derived from the one used in several studies conducted under the International Successful School Principal ship Project.
Abstract: The study of context-based leadership practices has gained currency during the last decadeThis study aims to complement the recent efforts of researchers in identifying the context-based leadership practices of successful school leaders, and deliberating how these practices are enacted within their own unique contextsAn in-depth case study was conducted in a successful school in northern Malaysia using a combination of case study methods and grounded theory Case study methods were used for data collection from multiple sources, employing a semi-structured interview protocol derived from the one used in several studies conducted under the International Successful School Principal ship ProjectThe findings of the case study reveal that strong interpersonal skills, people-centered leadership, clear communication of vision and goal, focus on academic achievement, co-curricular activities, developing people and creating a positive work environment are all vital constituents of successful leadershipThe findings will attempt to add to the scant literature on context-based leadership practices from MalaysiaImplications for practice can be drawn for policymakers, who must resist over-reliance on borrowed leadership models, while practitioners need to prioritize their practices based upon the contextual requirements to succeed
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22 Oct 2017
TL;DR: In this paper, a theory-based model predicting teachers' leadership competencies and its relationship with principals' developmental leadership behavior and teachers' commitment to change was developed to test the relationship between teachers' and principal's developmental leadership behaviour.
Abstract: Leading change from the classroom is closely linked with the development of teacher leaders. It is considered to be the significant outcome of teachers’ commitment to change their ordinary role as classroom instructional leaders to school-based teacher leaders. In this regard, it is a privilege for teacher leaders to walk with principals who portray developmental leadership behavior competently. Thus, the objective of this study is to test a theory-based model predicting teachers’ leadership competencies and its relationship with principals’ developmental leadership behavior and teachers’ commitment to change. Data was collected from 928 respondents who served in 58 high performing secondary schools in Malaysia. Structural Equation Modeling was utilized to test the model developed. The results indicate that the teachers’ leadership competencies have significant relationship with principals’ developmental leadership behavior and teachers’ commitment to change. In addition, principals’ developmental leadership behavior was found to mediate the relationship between teachers’ leadership competencies and teachers’ commitment to change.
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25 Oct 2017
TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative study was conducted to identify instructional leadership practices among the headmaster in selected high performing primary schools around Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Abstract: Instructional leadership is about actions carried out by school leaders such as headmaster or school principal to improve the quality of teachers’ instruction and improve students’ learning outcomes. This qualitative study was conducted to identify instructional leadership practices among the headmaster in selected High Performing Schools around Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. This study used the interview method for data collection. Participants for the interviews were six headmasters of the high performing primary school who have 5 to 20 years of experiences in the field of education. The results show headmasters in High Performing Schools in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur practicing the five dimensions of instructional leadership in improving school climate, which are protect instructional time, provide incentives to students, provide incentives to teachers, promote professional development and maintain high visibility at school. The results also indicate that the instructional leadership practices of the headmaster in High Performing Schools focusing on the professional development to ensure teachers’ instructional competency is at the high level. Consequently, teacher professional development program should be emphasized in a leadership training program for school leaders to increase their capacity as effective instructional leaders by assisting teachers to improve teaching and learning activities in schools.
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30 Dec 2019
TL;DR: Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap amalan kepimpinan teragih dalam kalangan guru besar di Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) di Semenanjung Malaysia.
Abstract: Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap amalan kepimpinan teragih dalam kalangan guru besar di Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) di Semenanjung Malaysia. Secara khususnya, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti tahap amalan kepimpinan teragih berdasarkan dimensi Misi, Visi dan Matlamat, Budaya Sekolah, Perkongsian Tanggungjawab dan Amalan Kepimpinan. Kajian ini mengaplikasikan kaedah kuantitatif yang menggunakan pendekatan tinjauan. Sebanyak 379 orang responden telah dipilih secara rawak dalam kajian ini. Kajian ini dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan menggunakan skor min dan sisihan piawai. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan tahap amalan kepimpinan teragih secara keseluruhannya berada pada tahap yang Tinggi (Min = 3.99, SP = 0.45). Selain itu, dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan dimensi Misi, Visi dan Matlamat, Budaya Sekolah, Perkongsian Tanggungjawab dan Amalan Kepimpinan berada pada tahap yang Tinggi. Kajian ini dapat menyumbang kefahaman kepada para guru besar tentang kepentingan amalan kepimpinan teragih di sekolah. Selain itu, kajian ini telah menambah maklumat mengenai kepimpinan teragih dan penambahan maklumat ini dapat membantu pengkaji lain dalam kajian lanjutan tentang kepimpinan teragih dalam proses mencapai tujuan reformasi pendidikan selaras dengan Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia 2013-2025 (PPPM).
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12 Apr 2017
TL;DR: The impact of technology on education has generated varying possibilities of approaches and techniques in the teaching-learning process in the Malaysian educational setting as mentioned in this paper, and the impact has been pervasive in the management and administrative culture in schools to the extent that there is a growing demand toward a continual building of competency, capacity and capability of educational leaders and managers through various training programs
Abstract: The impact of technology on education has generated varying possibilities of approaches and techniques in the teaching-learning process in the Malaysian educational setting. In effect , the impact has been pervasive in the management and administrative culture in schools to the extent that there is a growing demand toward a continual building of competency, capacity and capability of educational leaders and managers through various training programs
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"The elusive Malayan tiger ‘captured..." refers methods in this paper
...We conducted our search guided by the ‘Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses’ (PRISMA) (Moher et al., 2009)....
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...The PRISMA communicates the procedure we used in identifying sources for our review (see Figure 1)....
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TL;DR: This article reviewed the empirical literature on the relationship between the principal's role and school effectiveness during the period from 1980 to 1995 and specifically focused on the conceptual underpinnings of several theoretical models to study the role, relationship between models and methods of investigation, an4 consequently, to what has been learned about the nature of the principal impact.
Abstract: Although the is little disagreement conquering the belief that principals have an impact on the lives of teachers and students, both the nature and degree of this effect continues to be open to debate. The relationship is complex and not easily subject to empirical verification. This article reviews the empirical literature on the relationship between the principal's role and school effectiveness during the period from 1980 to 1995. We specifically focus on the conceptual underpinnings of several theoretical models to study the role, the relationship between models and methods of investigation, an4 consequently, to what has been learned about the nature of the principal impact. We conclude by framing a possible research agenda for the next generation of studies on the effects of school administration.
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...Given the topographical nature of this review, the author also sought to benchmark patterns mapped in the Malaysian EDLM literature with comparable features (e.g. range of topics, research methods, etc.) reported in reviews of research conducted in Africa (e.g. Hallinger, 2017), the USA (e.g. Bridges, 1982; Hallinger, 2011; Hallinger and Heck, 1996), Arab societies (Oplatka and Arrar, 2017) and Asia (e.g. Hallinger and Bryant, 2013; Hallinger and Chen, 2015)....
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...…of topics, research methods, etc.) reported in reviews of research conducted in Africa (e.g. Hallinger, 2017), the USA (e.g. Bridges, 1982; Hallinger, 2011; Hallinger and Heck, 1996), Arab societies (Oplatka and Arrar, 2017) and Asia (e.g. Hallinger and Bryant, 2013; Hallinger and Chen, 2015)....
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TL;DR: Martin-Martin this article was funded for a four-year doctoral fellowship (FPU2013/05863) granted by the Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura, y Deportes (Spain).
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TL;DR: Alberto Martin-Martin is funded for a four-year doctoral fellowship by the Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura, y Deportes (Spain) and an international mobility grant from Universidad de Granada and CEI BioTic Granadafunded a research stay at the University of Wolverhampton.
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