THE BEST PRACTICES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN DEVELOPING QUALITIES OF GOOD TEACHERS
Keywords:
Transformational leadership, Best practices, Qualities of good teachersAbstract
It has been reported that transformational leadership impacts significantly the teachers and schools. It has also been argued that transformational leadership principles applied to teacher development is one possibility for achieving the desirable qualities among teachers. The study investigated how transformational leadership practices can help to develop the desirable qualitites in teachers. The study employed a quantitative paradigm. A self-developed instrument was established. A pilot study was conducted. The preliminary findings demonstrate the best practices of transformational leadership are the desire for continous learning, empowering, visionary, risk taking, value driven. These five principles are found to be dominant and had significant influence in developing qualities of good teachers. It can be concluded that it is important to have qualities in teachers especially those qualities developed through transformational leadership. This implies that results provides data base for the planners to forge and balance innovation in education and leadership. Thus, the study is useful in contributing to the paradigm shift of curriculum as education is going through a period of transformation.
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