Inspirational Transformation Role of Leader on Schools’ Principal

M.H.M. Hashim, M.F. Hassan, A. Ibrahim

Abstract

As an important person in improving school institutions, school principals hold full responsibilities for school achievement and performance. School principals are responsible for inspiring the people in the school institution towards achieving their mission and vision. Therefore, it is a responsibility for the school principal to practice the possible way to inspire the people in the school institution and promote leadership qualities through the inspirational role of leadership. The practice of an inspirational role will allow the school principal to manage their school more effectively. Thus, this kind of practice should be explored more by the school principal to address the challenges in the education field, particularly in school principal leadership in the Republic of Maldives. This study used a qualitative method to explore the inspiration roles of school principals in the Republic of Maldives. The unstructured interviews are conducted as the main instrument to explore in-depth and explain the current situation of school principals in the Republic of Maldives in practicing inspirational roles. This study involved four school principals, three teachers, and five students in selected secondary schools in the Republic of Maldives as participants. The 10th edition of NVivo computer software has been used for data cleaning and data processing for data analysis. The findings show that school principals play roles in inspiring people in the school institutions by creating stimulating, stirring, and thought inspirations to transform school leadership. Therefore, this study suggested that the school principal in the Republic of Maldives must give continuous support and guidance to the leading teacher, teachers, and other staff in the school. School leaders can infuse strategies to enhance their understanding of principal leadership and improve their practices and administrative leadership team.

 

Keywords: inspiration, inspirational leadership, school principal, qualitative research, Republic of Maldives.


Full Text:

PDF


References


AHMET, A. Investigation of transformational and transactional leadership styles of school principals and their evaluation in educational administration. Educational Research and Reviews, 2015, 10(20): 2758–2767.

AROKIASAMY, A.R.A., ABDULLAH, A.G.K., SHAARI, M.Z.A., and ISMAIL, A. Transformational Leadership of School Principals and Organizational Health of Primary School Teachers in Malaysia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2016, 229, 151–157.

ATURUPANE, H., and SHOJO, M. Enhancing the Quality of Education in the Maldives : Challenges and Prospect, 2012.

BASS, B.M. Two Decades of Research and Development in Transformational Leadership. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 1999, 8(1): 8–32.

BAZELEY, P. Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo (first ed.). City Road, London: SAGE Publication Ltd, 2007.

Bentley, K.L. An Investigation of the Self-Perceived Principal Leadership Styles in an Era of Accountability. University of South Florida, 2011.

BOBERG, J.E. High school principal transformational leadership behaviors and extra teacher effort during educational reform: The mediating role of teacher agency beliefs. Arlington: The University of Texas, 2013.

BOGDAN, R., and BIKLEN, S.K. Qualitative Research for Education: An Introduction to Theory and Methods. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1992.

BONAU, S. How to become an inspirational leader, and what to avoid. Journal of Management Development, 2017, 36(5): 614–625.

BURNS, J.M. Leadership. Open Road Media, 2012.

COOPER, G. Examining the Transformational and Distributive Leadership Style of Secondary Principals : A Mixed Methods Study. Texas Tech University, 2012.

CRESWELL, J.W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mix Methods Approaches. SAGE Publications (2nd Edition, Vol. 86). Thousand Oak, CA, 2003.

CRESWELL, J.W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches (third Edition). Thousand Oak, CA: Sage Publication, Inc., 2009.

CRESWELL, J.W. Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approach (fourth ed.). Thousand Oak, California: SAGE Publications Inc., 2014.

DAVIES, B.J., and DAVIES, B. Strategic leadership. School Leadership and Management, 2004, 24(1): 29–38.

FRY, L.W. Toward a theory of spiritual leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 2003, 14(September): 693–727.

GAY, L.R., and AIRASIAN, P.W. Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Application. (Third ed.). London: Merill Publishing, 2000.

GILL, R. Theory, and Practice of Leadership (second ed.). City Road: SAGE Publications Ltd., 2011.

HAMMERSLEY, M. Why critical realism fails to justify critical social research. Methodological Innovations Online, 2009, 4(2): 1–11.

HIGGS, M., and DULEWICZ, V. Developments in Leadership Thinking. In Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Effective Change Implementation in Today’s Complex Context (pp. 1–263). Springer International Publishing, 2016.

ISMAIL, M.R. Teachers’ perception of principal leadership styles and how they affect teacher job satisfaction. Colorado State University, 2012.

JAMAL, A. Leadership Styles and Value Systems of School Principals. American Journal of Educational Research, 2014, 2(12): 1267–1276.

KING, N., and HORROCKS, C. Interviews in Qualitative Research (first Edition). City Road, London: SAGE Publication Ltd., 2010.

KVALE, S., and BRINKMANN, S. Interviews – Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing (second ed.). Thousand Oak, CA: SAGE Publications Inc., 2009.

LAUBSCHER, T. Transformational Leadership: Challenges for leaders at The National Institute for Higher Education in The Northern Cape (South Africa). Stellenbosch University, 2008.

MARSHALL, C., and ROSSMAN, G.B. Designing Qualitative Research (fifth ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE, 2011.

MCCLESKEY, J.A. Situational, Transformational, and Transactional Leadership and Leadership Development. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 2014, 5(4): 117–130.

MERRIAM, S.B. Qualitative Research and Case Study Applications in Education (second ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1998.

MERRIAM, S.B. Qualitative research and case study applications in education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2001.

MERRIAM, S.B. Qualitative Research: A Guide to design and implementation (second ed.). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley and Sons, 2009.

MISTRY, J., and HULE, A. Inspirational Leadership. A Peer-Reviewed Research Journal, 2015, XIX(2).

NASEER, B. Moving Toward Inclusion : Lessons from the Maldives Moving Toward Inclusion : Lessons From the Maldives. Preventing School Failure : Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 2013, 57(3): 37–41.

NAVICKAITE, J., and JANIUNAITE, B. Barriers of School Principal’s Transformational Leadership in Change Process : Case Study of Lithuanian Schools. Social Sciences, 3(77): 52–64, 2012.

NGANG, T.K. The Effect of Transformational Leadership on School Culture in Male Primary Schools Maldives. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011, 30(2011): 2575–2580.

PATTON, M.Q. Qualitative evaluation and research methods (third ed.). Thousand Oak, CA: SAGE Publication Ltd., 1990.

POLONCIC, M.J. Principals Matter : Perceptions of Principals on School Leadership. (Doctoral Thesis). University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016.

SALAS-VALLINA, A., SIMONE, C., and FERNÁNDEZ-GUERRERO, R. The human side of leadership: Inspirational leadership affects follower characteristics and happiness at work (HAW). Journal of Business Research, 2020, 107(October): 162–171.

SCHENSUL, S.L., SCHENSUL, J.J., and LECOMPTE, M.D. Essential Ethnographic Methods: Observations, Interviews, and Questionnaires. Walnut Creek, CA: Rowman Altamira, 1999.

SEARLE, G.D., and HANRAHAN, S.J. Leading to inspire others: Charismatic influence or hard work? Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 2011, 32(7): 736–754.

SEIDMAN, I. Interviewing as Qualitative Research (third ed.). New York: Teachers College Press, 2006.

SHARMA, M.K., and JAIN, S. Leadership Management : Principles, Models and Theories. Global Journal of Management and Business Studies, 2013, 3(3): 309–318.

SIBOMANA, I. Perceptions of teachers on the instructional leadership behaviors of secondary school principals in Rwanda. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 2020.

SICHOEUN, K. School Principals’ Transactional Leadership Behaviours as Perceived by Secondary School Teachers in Kampong Cham Province. Royal University of Phnom Penh, 2015.

SILVA, A. What is Leadership ? Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 2016, 8(1): 1–5.

SMITH, B.S. The role of leadership style in creating a great school. SELU Research Review Journal, 2016, 1(1): 65–78.

SMITH, R. Advantages and Barriers to Transformational Leadership Implementation. Walden University, 2015.

WALLACE, A.G. Future directions in leadership-Implications for the selection and development of senior leaders. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003.

WILSON, D. Successful leadership characteristics of elementary school leaders and the impact on consecutive student achievement. Atlanta University Center, 2013.

WINSTON, B.E., and PATTERSON, K. An Integrative Definition of Leadership. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 2006, 1(2): 6–66.

WOLCOTT, H.F. Writing up Qualitative Research (third ed.). Thousand Oak, CA: Sage Publication, Inc., 2009.

ZINELDIN, M. Transformational leadership behavior, emotions, and outcomes: Health psychology perspective in the workplace. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 2017, 32(1): 14–25.


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.