Open AccessThe The Role, Experience, and Challenges to Headmasters of Indigenous Primary Schools amid Covid-19 in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Lopez Jessica,
Siti Suria Salim,
Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh,
Seyedali Ahrari
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
asian journal of university education/asian journal of university education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2600-9749
pISSN - 1823-7797
DOI - 10.24191/ajue.v18i1.17191
Subject(s) - indigenous , pandemic , workforce , covid-19 , nonprobability sampling , qualitative research , focus group , political science , public relations , sociology , pedagogy , medical education , medicine , social science , population , ecology , demography , disease , pathology , anthropology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , biology
The purpose of this study was to explore the role, experiences, and challenges of principals in Orang Asli primary schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study is a qualitative study using purposive sampling to select the informants. The data was gathered from in-depth semi-structured interviews with the principals. "Roles and responsibilities," "challenges during the Covid-19 epidemic," and "strategies and expectations" were the three primary themes discovered throughout the analysis. The findings of the study emphasized the critical role of principals in managing their schools, especially during unprecedented situations such as the Covid-19 pandemic. By identifying these emerging themes, principals and educational policy-makers can focus on their current efforts while facilitating and accommodating the needs of their workforce, families, and students. This study also contributed to the body of knowledge regarding the importance of leadership in school organizations.
Keywords: Indigenous, Orang Asli, experiences, headmaster education, Covid-19 pandemic.