Effectiveness of School Leadership and Management Course For Headmasters
The prime purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the School Leadership and Management Course (KPKS) through three levels namely participants satisfaction, learning enhancement and organizational effectiveness. This study also attempted to investigate the relationships among the...
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| Language: | English English |
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2004
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/286/1/549583_FPP_2004_2.pdf |
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| Summary: | The prime purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the School
Leadership and Management Course (KPKS) through three levels namely participants
satisfaction, learning enhancement and organizational effectiveness. This study also
attempted to investigate the relationships among these three variables. The research
methodology employed here was of correlational and descriptive. The survey
questionnaires and KPKS tests were used in the collection of data. Purposive
sampling of clusters was preferred as this technique seem to be more suitable in
studying course participants according to cohorts in a certain year. All the 221
headmaster participants (six groups) attended the KPKS course in the year 2002 were
selected as clusters for the study. Besides that, multistage stage cluster sampling was
also used. All 221 headmaster participants plus their 221 senior assistants and their
2210 teachers (10 teachers per school) participated in this study. The data was
analyzed using means, standard deviation, t-test and One Way ANOVA. The findings
of the study indicate that participant satisfaction, generally was satisfactory. The participant satisfaction towards KPKS arranged in ascending order was physical
facilities, followed by course content, lecturers’ presentation and course benefits. The
levels of knowledge, skills and confidence of the participants were different and
significant after attending the course as compared to before. Knowledge enhancement
was most evident in the aspect of curriculum and cocurriculum management whereas,
enhancement in skills and confidence was in the aspect of office and financial
management. The findings of this study also indicated that there was no difference in
the perception of headmasters, senior assistants and the teachers with regards to
organizational effectiveness. The headmaster participants were found to be least
interested in implementing innovation projects and they were mostly indulged in dayto-
day management and administration. A significant and positive but weak
relationship was identified between participant satisfaction and learning enhancement.
Besides that, a similar weak relationship was also identified between participant
satisfaction and organizational effectiveness. However, a weak to moderate
relationship was identified between learning enhancement and organizational
effectiveness. In whole, majority of the participants welcome the KPKS course and
felt satisfied with three main variables namely participant satisfaction, learning
enhancement and organizational effectiveness. The implications of these findings
suggest that the KPKS course should be continued and retained compulsory for every
headmaster who is newly appointed. However, attempts to update the course contents
and to cultivate transformational leadership among KPKS participants should be
enhanced in order to fulfill the basic needs of Malaysian headmasters. |
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