Instructional leadership practices of rural school principals.
This paper discusses findings from a qualitative study employing in depth interviews with three secondary rural school principals in relation to their instructional leadership practices. The schools involved represent three levels of performance; excellent, average and poor. Information in the form...
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| author | Mohd Nor, Sharifah Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah Ali, Suhaimi |
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| description | This paper discusses findings from a qualitative study employing in depth interviews with three secondary rural school principals in relation to their instructional leadership practices. The schools involved represent three levels of performance; excellent, average and poor. Information in the form of observations and document analysis were also gained. The findings of the study showed that there are three main instructional leadership practices amongst the principals studied: improving teaching and learning programs, enhancing school climate and networking. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-152512015-10-25T23:41:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15251/ Instructional leadership practices of rural school principals. Mohd Nor, Sharifah Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah Ali, Suhaimi This paper discusses findings from a qualitative study employing in depth interviews with three secondary rural school principals in relation to their instructional leadership practices. The schools involved represent three levels of performance; excellent, average and poor. Information in the form of observations and document analysis were also gained. The findings of the study showed that there are three main instructional leadership practices amongst the principals studied: improving teaching and learning programs, enhancing school climate and networking. Common Ground Publishing 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15251/1/Instructional%20leadership%20practices%20of%20rural%20school%20principals.pdf Mohd Nor, Sharifah and Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah and Ali, Suhaimi (2008) Instructional leadership practices of rural school principals. International Journal of Learning, 15 (7). 231- 238. ISSN 1447-9494 English |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Nor, Sharifah Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah Ali, Suhaimi Instructional leadership practices of rural school principals. |
| title | Instructional leadership practices of rural school principals. |
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| title_short | Instructional leadership practices of rural school principals. |
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