Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association

Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association

This inquiry studied the nature of leadership in Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and how it functions in the management of the organisation. The study used qualitative case study as the methodology. The informants were PTA exco members, teachers and parents. Semi-structured interviews which we...

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Main Author: Ismail, Ismi Arif
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Parent - Teacher relationships - Malaysia
School management and organization - Malaysia
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9172/1/FPP_1999_65_A.pdf
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spelling my-upm-ir.91722011-01-12T00:57:58Z Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association 1999-02 Ismail, Ismi Arif This inquiry studied the nature of leadership in Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and how it functions in the management of the organisation. The study used qualitative case study as the methodology. The informants were PTA exco members, teachers and parents. Semi-structured interviews which were recorded act as the primary data of this inquiry. Each recorded interview was transcribed verbatim into the computer. There searcher has also used documents provided by informants to support the findings. Data were managed using a personal computer and the 'cut and paste' method. The study found that the PTA leadership focused more on the task related activities than the relationship activities. Teachers were found to be more actively involved than parents. The communication between parents and teachers was minimal and stunted the efforts of developing a PTA which balances between carrying out various activities and simultaneously building a close knitted relationship among members. Parent - Teacher relationships - Malaysia School management and organization - Malaysia 1999-02 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9172/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9172/1/FPP_1999_65_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Parent - Teacher relationships - Malaysia School management and organization - Malaysia Faculty of Educational Studies English
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
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English
topic Parent - Teacher relationships - Malaysia
School management and organization - Malaysia
spellingShingle Parent - Teacher relationships - Malaysia
School management and organization - Malaysia

Ismail, Ismi Arif
Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association
description This inquiry studied the nature of leadership in Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and how it functions in the management of the organisation. The study used qualitative case study as the methodology. The informants were PTA exco members, teachers and parents. Semi-structured interviews which were recorded act as the primary data of this inquiry. Each recorded interview was transcribed verbatim into the computer. There searcher has also used documents provided by informants to support the findings. Data were managed using a personal computer and the 'cut and paste' method. The study found that the PTA leadership focused more on the task related activities than the relationship activities. Teachers were found to be more actively involved than parents. The communication between parents and teachers was minimal and stunted the efforts of developing a PTA which balances between carrying out various activities and simultaneously building a close knitted relationship among members.
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qualification_level Master's degree
author Ismail, Ismi Arif
author_facet Ismail, Ismi Arif
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title Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association
title_short Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association
title_full Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association
title_fullStr Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association
title_full_unstemmed Leadership Functions in Managing a Parent Teacher Association
title_sort leadership functions in managing a parent teacher association
granting_institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department Faculty of Educational Studies
publishDate 1999
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9172/1/FPP_1999_65_A.pdf
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