Leadership Styles of Change Leaders Steering Curriculum Reforms in Pakistan

Objective: To identify the leadership styles of medical educationists during their journey of bringing the curricular reform at their respective institutions”. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study that focused on self-perceived leadership style. Place and Duration of Study: Thi...

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Main Authors: Ayesha Naveed, Sana Javed javed, Sakina Sadiq, Irum Rehman Rehman, Amer Siddiq, Rizwana Kamran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Riphah International University, Islamabad 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Islamic International Medical College
Online Access:https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/article/view/1162
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author Ayesha Naveed
Sana Javed javed
Sakina Sadiq
Irum Rehman Rehman
Amer Siddiq
Rizwana Kamran
author_facet Ayesha Naveed
Sana Javed javed
Sakina Sadiq
Irum Rehman Rehman
Amer Siddiq
Rizwana Kamran
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description Objective: To identify the leadership styles of medical educationists during their journey of bringing the curricular reform at their respective institutions”. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study that focused on self-perceived leadership style. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Riphah International Islamabad from February to July 2019. Materials and Methods: Multifactor leadership questionnaire consisting of 45 items was used, having a 5-point Likert scale to see the predominant leadership style of the medical educationists involved in curricular reforms. Item 1-36 corresponds to the predominant leadership style.37-45 pertains to outcomes of leadership. Data was collected from 14 participants who were willing to participate in the study. Results were entered on an excel sheet and mean scores were calculated. Results: The predominant leadership style of medical educationists came out to be transformative leadership with a mean score of 3.24. Leadership style mostly used was collaborative and transformative and transactional leadership style was also adopted. Conclusion: Medical educationists faced many challenges during their journey of Educational Reform. The predominant leadership style identified is Transformational. Other leadership traits identified in change leaders are, Transactional leadership which monitors deviations and mistakes with a mean score of 2.81, and passive Avoidant behaviors are practiced the least with mean frequencies less than 1. As leaders, they must be prepared for the uncertainty and unexpected events and adapt themselves to the changing environment.
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spelling doaj.art-e9922fd545114f7c99644a83e97c2b232022-12-22T04:36:58ZengRiphah International University, IslamabadJournal of Islamic International Medical College1815-40182410-54222022-06-011721241281558Leadership Styles of Change Leaders Steering Curriculum Reforms in PakistanAyesha Naveed0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-2579Sana Javed javed1Sakina Sadiq2Irum Rehman Rehman3Amer Siddiq4Rizwana Kamran5CMH LMC & IODriphah international university army medical college margalla college of dentistry pakistan institute of liver and kidney transplant, CMH LMC & IOD, LAHORE Objective: To identify the leadership styles of medical educationists during their journey of bringing the curricular reform at their respective institutions”. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study that focused on self-perceived leadership style. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Riphah International Islamabad from February to July 2019. Materials and Methods: Multifactor leadership questionnaire consisting of 45 items was used, having a 5-point Likert scale to see the predominant leadership style of the medical educationists involved in curricular reforms. Item 1-36 corresponds to the predominant leadership style.37-45 pertains to outcomes of leadership. Data was collected from 14 participants who were willing to participate in the study. Results were entered on an excel sheet and mean scores were calculated. Results: The predominant leadership style of medical educationists came out to be transformative leadership with a mean score of 3.24. Leadership style mostly used was collaborative and transformative and transactional leadership style was also adopted. Conclusion: Medical educationists faced many challenges during their journey of Educational Reform. The predominant leadership style identified is Transformational. Other leadership traits identified in change leaders are, Transactional leadership which monitors deviations and mistakes with a mean score of 2.81, and passive Avoidant behaviors are practiced the least with mean frequencies less than 1. As leaders, they must be prepared for the uncertainty and unexpected events and adapt themselves to the changing environment.https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/article/view/1162
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