LibGuides: M Ed on Educational Leadership and School Improvement (ELSI): ELSI1:Leadership theory, research and practices for effective school improvement in the UAE

Books

Effective Leadership for School Improvement by Alma Harris; Christopher Day; David Hopkins; Mark Hadfield; Andy Hargreaves; Christopher Chapman
ISBN: 0415300460
Publication Date: 2002-11-07
In a complex and multi-layered world, the conventional idea of great leadership being the result of the efforts of a single individual is rapidly becoming redundant. This book takes up the challenge of finding an alternative method of leadership in educational contexts, and looks at how this can help achieve sustained improvement in schools. The authors acknowledge that there are no simple solutions to school improvement. They argue that the effective leaders of the future will be those who are able to share responsibility, build positive relationships and offer stakeholders - teachers, parents and students - an opportunity to work together to improve their schools. The book is based around four key areas of concern: the changing context of leadership, leadership and school improvement, building leadership capacity, and future direction and implications. In each section, the authors discuss current theories and issues, and put forward alternative ideas and perspectives. This important book will make valuable reading for headteachers, principles, deputies and other senior teachers, particularly those undertaking leadership qualifications and training. It will also be of interest to postgraduate students and school governors.
Leadership: Theory and practice by Peter G. Northouse
ISBN: 9781506362311
Publication Date: 2018-03-16
In this fully updated Eight Edition of Leadership: Theory and Practice, a new chapter on Followership examines the central role followers play in the leadership process and unpacks the characteristics of both effective and ineffective followers. The new edition also includes a new Ethical Leadership Style Questionnaire and new coverage on the dark side of leadership and destructive leadership. Adopted at more than 1600 institutions in 89 countries and translated into 13 different languages, this market-leading text successfully combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and special emphasis on how leadership theory can inform leadership practice. Peter G. Northouse uses a consistent structure for each chapter, allowing students to easily compare and contrast the various theories. Case studies and questionnaires provide students with practical examples and opportunities to deepen their personal understanding of their own leadership.
The Learning Leader by Douglas B. Reeves
ISBN: 9781416629405
Publication Date: 2020-08-31
"We can't do that in our school district." "I don't have time to add that to my curriculum." "We're fighting against impossible odds with these students." Sound familiar? School improvement can often feel like a losing battle, but it doesn't have to be. In this fully revised and updated second edition of The Learning Leader, Douglas B. Reeves helps leadership teams go beyond excuses to capitalize on their strengths, reduce their weaknesses, and reset their mindset and priorities to achieve unprecedented success. A critical key is recognizing student achievement as more than just a set of test scores. Reeves asserts that when leaders focus exclusively on results, they fail to measure and understand the importance of their own actions. He offers an alternative--the Leadership for Learning Framework, which helps leaders identify and distinguish among four different types of educators and provide more effective, tailored support to - "Lucky" educators, who achieve high results but don't understand how their actions influence achievement. - "Losing" educators, who achieve low results yet keep doing the same thing, expecting different outcomes. - "Learning" educators, who have not yet achieved the desired results but are working their way toward excellence. - "Leading" educators, who achieve high results and understand how their actions influence their success. Reeves stresses that effective leadership is neither a unitary skill nor a solitary activity. The Learning Leader helps leaders reconceptualize their roles in the school improvement process and motivate themselves and their colleagues to keep working to better serve their students.
Social Conflicts and Third Parties by Jacob Bercovitch
ISBN: 9780367287504
Publication Date: 2019-01-07
"The pressing need to find new ways to settle social disputes and render them less destructive has led to a concern with the role that outsiders-or third parties-can play in the conflict resolution process. This book contributes to an increased understanding of the nature and activities of third parties in a wide range of conflict situations.Dr. Bercovitch first describes and interprets the major elements of the third-party intervention process, then provides an empirical examination of its structure and characteristics in settings as diverse as family struggles, labor-management problems, and international disputes. Throughout, he illustrates the dynamics of the process from the vantage point of the third parties themselves. Finally he points out the conditions most likely to strengthen this type of conflict management and discusses the means for determining the appropriate forms of intervention at different junctures of a dispute."
What Makes a Balanced Leader? by Noha El-Bassiouny (Editor); Ahmed Amin (Editor); Jonathan A. J. Wilson (Editor)
ISBN: 9783110743197
Publication Date: 2023-01-30
Despite continuous public interest in leadership studies as well as the abundance of extant literature, the world continues to face leadership predicaments. Given the global crises mankind has been recently exposed to, which include the financial crisis of 2008 as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, further exploration of leadership concepts seems warranted. This edited book aims at introducing the concept of Balanced Leadership from an Islamic perspective. Drawing on both leadership and Islamic studies, the book synchronizes between secular and religious knowledge domains whilst introducing the notion of balance to mainstream leadership literature. The conceptualizations presented in the book serve to dissect the leadership literature, present historical and philosophical accounts of the balanced leadership concept and infuse that with Islamic theology. The book is useful for practitioners interested in leadership studies as well as scholars and researchers aiming at extending the leadership literature.
Islamic-Based Educational Leadership, Administration and Management by Khalid Arar (Editor); Rania Sawalhi (Editor); Amaarah DeCuir (Editor); Tasneem Amatullah (Editor)
ISBN: 9781003360070
Publication Date: 2023-02-10
Offering a vital, critical contribution to discussions on current perspectives, practices, and assumptions on Islamic Education, this book explores the topic through a wide range of diverse perspectives and experiences. This volume challenges current assumptions around what is known as Islamic education, and examines issues around educational leadership based on Islamic principles to confront xenophobia and Islamophobia in educational systems, policies and practices. Arguing for a new term to enter the discourse - 'Islamic-based' educational leadership - chapters approach the issue through critical reflexivity and diverse perspectives, addressing issues such as the higher education of immigrant students in the globe and the rising tensions in Muslim and non-Muslim populations. Exploring topics ranging from the leverage of leadership to religious education, this text brings together a wide range of case studies, experiences, and examinations to shed light to the different approaches of Islamic-based educational leadership, administration, and management. This book will support researchers, doctoral students, and scholars involved with multicultural education, school leadership and management studies, and education policy and politics more widely to explore new theories and practices that pave the way for future educational systems to meet faith-based demand in the school choice era.
Education, Leadership and Islam by Saeeda Shah
ISBN: 9780415833578
Publication Date: 2015-07-03
Educational institutions are undergoing complex and sensitive changes in the context of immigration, international mobility, globalisation, and shifting economic scenarios, making highly challenging demands on educational leaders. Leadership is increasingly being perceived and theorised as pivotal to students' achievement and institutional performance. In this book, Saeeda Shah considers educational leadership from an Islamic perspective to debate theoretical positions underpinned by Islamic texts and teachings, and the resulting conceptualisations and interpretations. While educational leadership literature and research have flourished in recent years, this is predominantly informed by Western ideologies, concepts, theories and practices. Education, Leadership and Islam focuses on contemporary educational settings and practices, drawing on research and empirical evidence from multicultural contexts in order to enrich theory and inform policy and practice in relevant frameworks, particularly in relation to the growing Muslim population in the West. Chapters also discuss gender in Islam, educational expectations and Islamic faith schools to comprehensively explore education in relation to Islamism. Situating Muslims within contemporary societies, this book extends debates regarding educational philosophy and leadership, endorsing diversity and plurality through an appreciation of difference. Education, Leadership and Islam will appeal to education researchers as well as social and political scientists attempting to understand Muslim educational issues in contemporary life, both in the east and in the west. This book offers critical insight into educational theory and practice, and as such will be key reading for policy makers and educational leaders.

Course Resources

Week 1

Introduction to educational leadership

The changing context of leadership
Characteristics of effective schools
Leadership’s role in building and sustaining school effectiveness

Required Reading

Reeves, D. B. (2020). The learning leader: How to focus school improvement for better results (2nd ed.). Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. (Chapter 5)

Recommended Reading

Harris, A., Day, C., Hopkins, D., Hadfield, M., Hargreaves, A., & Chapman, C. (2013). Effective leadership for school improvement. Routledge. (Chapter 1)
Copland, M. A. (2003). Leadership of Inquiry: Building and Sustaining Capacity for School Improvement. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 25(4), 375-395. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737025004375

Week 2

Early theories of leadership

Trait approach
Behavioural approach

Required Reading

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Sage Publications. (Chapter 2 & Chapter 4)

Recommended Reading

Badshah, S. (2012). Historical study of leadership theories. Journal of Strategic Human Resource Management, 1(1), 49-59. https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/jshrm/article/view/38250

Week 3

Contingency theories of leadership

Situational approach
Path-goal theory
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory

Required Reading

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Sage publications. (Chapter 5, Chapter 6 & Chapter 7)

Recommended Reading

Asrar-ul-Haq, M., & Anwar, S. (2018). The many faces of leadership: Proposing research agenda through a review of literature. Future Business Journal, 4(2), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbj.2018.06.002

Week 4

Contemporary approaches to leadership

Transformational leadership
Servant leadership
Distributed leadership

Required Reading

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Sage publications. (Chapter 8, Chapter 9 & Chapter 10)

Recommended Reading

Harris, A., Jones, M., & Ismail, N. (2022). Distributed leadership: Taking a retrospective and contemporary view of the evidence base. School Leadership & Management, 42(5), 438-456. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2022.2109620

Week 5

Contemporary approaches to leadership

Ethical leaders
Balanced and Ethical leadership
Balanced leadership from an Islamic perspective
Ethical dilemmas and decision making

Required Reading

ElKaleh, E. (2023). A model of balanced leadership from an Islamic perspective: What makes a balanced and effective Muslim leader. In N. Elbassiouny, A. Amin, & J. Wilson (Eds.) What makes a balanced leader? An Islamic perspective. De Gruyter.
Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Sage publications. (Chapter 13)

Recommended Readings

Amatulah, T. (2023). An unfold narrative of a female Muslim educational leader. In K. Arar, R. Sawalhi, A. DeCuir, and T. Amatullah (Eds.) Islamic-Based Educational Leadership, Administration and Management. Routledge.
Indra, R., & Kustati, M. (2019). Ethical Leadership Assessment for The Islamic Secondary School Principals. Jurnal Pendidikan Islam; 5(1), 11-24. https://doi-org.ezproxy.ecae.ac.ae/10.15575/jpi.v5i1.4264

Shah, S. (2015). Education, leadership and Islam: Theories, discourses and practices from an Islamic perspective. Routledge.
Shah, S. (2006). Educational leadership: An Islamic perspective. British Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 363-385. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920600635403

Week 7

Emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence framework
Emotional intelligence and effective school leadership

Required Reading

Pellitteri, J. (2021). Emotional intelligence and leadership styles in education. Psychologie a její kontexty, 12(2), 39–52. https://doi.org/10.15452/PsyX.2021.12.0010

Recommended Reading

Goleman, D. (1998). What makes a leader? Harvard Business Review 76(6), 93-102.

Week 8

Motivational theories

Hierarchy of Needs theory
Two-Factor theory
Existence, Relatedness and Growth theory
Expectancy theory
Equity theory
Goal-setting theory

Required Reading

Shikalepo, E. E. (2020). The role of motivational theories in shaping teacher motivation and performance: A review of related literature. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 4(4), 64-76. https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-4-issue-4/64-76.pdf

Recommended Reading

Cook, D. A., & Artino Jr, A. R. (2016). Motivation to learn: An overview of contemporary theories. Medical Education, 50(10), 997-1014. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13074

Week 9

Cultural competency development

Definition and dimensions of cultural competency
Cultural competency framework
The role of cultural competency in leading effective teams

Required Reading

ElKaleh, E. & Stryker, C. (2023). Cultural competency as a critical component of quality public administration services: A framework for leading multicultural teams. In A. Sahlane, & R. Pritchard (Eds) Critical intercultural literacy and international language education. Palgrave Macmillan.
Northouse, P. G. (2021). Leadership: Theory and practice (7th ed.). Sage publications. (Chapters 16)

Recommended Reading

Barakat, M., Reames, E., & Kensler, L. A. (2019). Leadership preparation programs: Preparing culturally competent educational leaders. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 14(3), 212-235. https://doi.org/10.1177/19427751187590

Week 10

Effective communication for sustainable school practices in the UAE context

Conflict management
Giving effective feedback

Required Reading

Bercovitch, J. (2019). Social conflicts and third parties: Strategies of conflict resolution. Routledge. (Chapter 1)
Ossenberg, C., Henderson, A., & Mitchell, M. (2019). What attributes guide best practice for effective feedback? A scoping review. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 24(2), 383-401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-018-9854-x

Recommended Reading

Keiler, L. S., Diotti, R., Hudon, K., & Ransom, J. C. (2020). The role of feedback in teacher mentoring: How coaches, peers, and students affect teacher change. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 28(2), 126-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2020.1749345

Week 11

Educational leadership for present and future schools

Creating a culture of learning and continuous improvement
Leading smart schools
Sustaining a culture of continuous improvement, inclusive learning, and school effectiveness.

Required Reading

Leithwood, K., Harris, A., & Hopkins, D. (2020). Seven strong claims about successful school leadership revisited. School leadership & management, 40(1), 5-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632430701800060
Reeves, D. B. (2020). The learning leader: How to focus school improvement for better results (2nd ed.). Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. (Chapter 7 & Chapter 9)

Recommended Reading

Harris, A., Day, C., Hopkins, D., Hadfield, M., Hargreaves, A., & Chapman, C. (2013). Effective leadership for school improvement. Routledge. (Chapters 9 & 10)
Lambert, L. (2003). Leadership capacity for lasting school improvement. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.

M Ed on Educational Leadership and School Improvement (ELSI): ELSI1:Leadership theory, research and practices for effective school improvement in the UAE

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