The Impact of Instructional Leadership and Emotional Intelligence Competency of Principals in Relation to the Academic Achievement of Secondary Schools in Malaysia
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 4
Abstract
Education transformation in Malaysia's Education Development Plan (PPPM) and continuous change to improve the effectiveness of the education system, demanding high-performance school leaders. Leadership was found to have a significant positive impact on student achievement. Many studies have found that the practice of instructional leadership style of principals can produce effective teaching and learning among teachers and pupils in turn for outstanding academic performance. While leaders practicing transformation efforts continuously have significant relationships with their emotional intelligence competencies. The leader's emotional intelligence competence is a skill that can and should be learned by an organization leader in which it will be able to help them make better decisions in subsequent work to improve organizational achievement. Instructional leadership and emotional intelligence competencies are among the key factors studied in determining the academic performance of the school. The results of this study have confirmed that instructional leadership practice and emotional competence provide a significant correlation to the academic performance of the school.
Authors and Affiliations
Roslina Che Omar, Khuan Wai Bing and Sharil @ Charil Marzuki
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- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i4/5536
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