Open AccessTEACHING LEADERSHIP PRACTICES OF EDUCATORS IN RELATION TO STUDENTS LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Author(s) -
Gobindaran Aru Chunan,
Mohammad Yusof Mohd Nor
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of modern education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2637-0905
DOI - 10.35631/ijmoe.12003
Subject(s) - shared leadership , psychology , educational leadership , context (archaeology) , pedagogy , leadership style , teacher leadership , transformational leadership , leadership studies , leadership , perspective (graphical) , mathematics education , transactional leadership , social psychology , computer science , paleontology , artificial intelligence , biology
Leadership in education is often associated with the role of the school. The increase in student leadership involves the students’ opportunity to practice a variety of leadership skills in their learning environment. Leadership is behavior that involves the interaction of two parties which is in the context of the discussion here involved the students and teachers. This is based on the perspective that a leader is a person who can communicate well, engage in critical thinking, lead the group in problem-solving and planning, and organize the aims and objectives of the group. The focus of this study involved leadership in the context of school education among teachers and students. The main purpose of this study was to identify the elements of leadership practices applied in teaching in schools, identify the level of student leadership and determine the relationship between the element of leadership in teaching and the level of student leadership. The main interest in the current study was on the concept of leadership in classrooms where teachers implemented leadership as a part of the pedagogy. This study is a quantitative research using questionnaires in obtaining the data. This study is a correlation study in which two variables are used to investigate the relationship involved. The analysis showed that the level of elements of leadership practices applied the teaching in schools from the perspective of teachers exists in the four main elements, namely commitment, professional career, empowerment (physical) and pedagogical management efficiency. Test-T for four hypotheses shows a significant relationship between teachers’ leadership elements to the elements of leadership in the school. This is because the null hypothesis is rejected on the basis of the value of p <0.001. This study has implications for the practice of teachers in the school and in the classroom. Analysis and discussions have identified some common characteristics of teachers who contributed to their success in communicating with the students so that leadership can be applied.