Headmasters/headmistress' roles in facilitating learning organization in selected primary schools in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ali Khamis, Ali, Othman, Azam
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/1658/1/HEADMASTERS_HEADMISTRESSES%27_ROLES_IN_FACILITATING.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/1658/

The purpose of this study was to examine headmasters’ and headmistresses’ roles in facilitating learning organization and their perceptions of transformational leadership in primary schools. The study also examined the relationship between the headmasters’ and headmistresses’ perceptions of transformational leadership and their roles in facilitating learning organization. A survey method was used to collect data from 41 headmasters and headmistresses who were pursuing Bachelor degree programme in Educational Management. Organizational learning questionnaire developed by Silins, Zarins and Mulford (2002) was used to measure the roles of headmasters and headmistresses in facilitating learning organization, while transformational leadership questionnaire developed by Leithwood and Jantzi (1996, 1997) was used to assess leadership. Means and Pearson product correlations were used to analyze the data. Major results of this study showed that headmasters and headmistresses have high perceptions of learning organization and transformation leadership. Overall, transformational leadership indicated high and significant correlation with overall learning organization. Each dimension of transformational leadership indicated high and significant correlation with overall learning organization. Further, almost all dimensions of leadership showed significant correlations with dimensions of learning organization.