Distributive Leadership Roles for Primary School Teachers' Efficiency in New Norm: Focus Group Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Rumeli, Muaza Shifa; Rami, Ahmad Aizuddin Md; Wahat, Nor Wahiza Abdul; Samsudin, Shamsulariffin
Titel	Distributive Leadership Roles for Primary School Teachers' Efficiency in New Norm: Focus Group Analysis
Quelle	In: Asian Journal of University Education, 18 (2022) 1, S.217-230 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1823-7797
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Online Courses; Distance Education; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Role; Teacher Leadership; Participative Decision Making; Teacher Responsibility; Elementary School Students; Change Strategies; Leadership Qualities; Cooperation; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Self Efficacy; Instructional Leadership; Principals; Institutional Mission; Goal Orientation; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerrolle; Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Lehrverpflichtung; Lösungsstrategie; Führungseigenschaft; Co-operation; Kooperation; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Principal; Schulleiter; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung
Abstract	As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the education sector in Malaysia had undergone drastic changes and new norms are now in place. Among them are online home teaching and learning (PdPR) activities. This situation has become challenging and worrying especially in the primary school education sector. The Ministry of Education (2021) reported that there were 2,741,837 pupils in primary schools, compared to 2,037,433 pupils in secondary schools. These large numbers certainly affect the way school leaders manage the available resources. To alleviate this problem, school leaders are seen to have played an important role in helping teachers and pupils to adapt to the new online home teaching and learning (PdPR) environment. Therefore, this study examines the distributive leadership practices on the efficiency of primary school teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic period and challenges from the perspective of school leaders in managing and leading schools during this difficult period. A qualitative design with a phenomenology approach was used in studying and exploring their experiences. Five informants had collaborated in this study, and five main themes emerged: designation and sharing of school missions, visions, and goals; sharing of responsibilities; giving positive changes to teachers and students; giving changes to teachers to develop leadership skills; and cooperation - coordination and mutual understanding between education leaders and teachers. Through these themes, it is found that distributive leadership can be consistently pre-dedicated across all educational institutions. Besides sharing responsibilities, distributive leadership had enhanced teachers' knowledge and skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UiTM Press. Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Education, Penerbit UiTM, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bangunan Fakulti Pengurusan Hotel dan Pelancongan, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Web site: https://ajue.uitm.edu.my/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01