Instructional Leadership Case Study

Matrix no. : YGB 130013

Title:

The Relationship Between Principal’s Instructional Leadership Practice And Student Achievement.

Problem Statement:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between principals’ instructional leadership practice and student achievement in MRSM Balik Pulau, MRSM Kepala Batas and MRSM Transkrian.

Instructional leadership practice.

Instructional leadership is one small slice of the larger public education. Jessica G.Rigby(2013).It is part of leadership in education system or approach and there is no single leadership style or approach that is fitting for al school settings.

Principals must provide instructional leadership to facilitate and promote active learning experiences for all students because effective instructional leadership is not something principals achieve by following a checklist or tasks or a step by step program. It can be taught and be learned. (David M.Quinn 2002)

Instructional leadership, as we reconceptualise it, replaces a hierarchical and procedural notion with a model of shared instructional leadership. Helen M.Marks and Susan M.Printy (2003).

This is the conceptual definition of instructional leadership derived by Hallinger and Murphy 1985 for the first time. The three dimension below explain the definition of the instructional leadership.

A Conceptual Definition of instructional Leadership

Fig.1 Instructional management framework ( From Hallinger and Murphy, 1985)

Jessica G.Rigby (2013) concluded the element of instructional leadership by identifying eight dimensions that were present in most text analysed, goals of instructional leadership, focus of attention, theory of change, modes of assessment, instructional practices, leadership pra...

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...ective way to connect teachers is to create structure that encourage collaboration.

As we know, collaboration is the key of any leadership constructed by scholars. I agree that they mentioned earlier the connection between instructional leadership and collaboration will ensure the best achievement of student.

Reference

David M.Quinn The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA April 2002 Journal Of Educational Administration, Vol.40 No.5,2002.pp 447-467

Helen M.Marks and Susan M.Printy Educataional Administration Quarterly 2003 39:370

Philip Hallinger Asia Pacific Center for Leadership and Change, Hongkong Institute for Education. Chapter 5 Developing Instructional Leadership.

S.David Brazer and Scott C.Bauer Educational Administration Quarterly 2013 49:645

Jessica G.Rigby Three Logics Of Instructional Leadership Educational Administration 2013