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Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia

This study reports on the professional development and school leadership programmes requested by principals in Malaysian schools. A total of 557 principals provided feedback on their preferred school leadership and professional development programmes which they believed as essential to be effective...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Tahir, Lokman, Musah, Mohammed Berhandden, Ali, Mohd. Fadzli, Abdullah, Abdul Halim, Hamzah, Mohd. Hilmi
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Published: SAGE Publications Ltd 2023
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H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/106592/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741143221988953
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spelling my.utm.1065922024-07-09T07:56:30Z http://eprints.utm.my/106592/ Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia Mohd. Tahir, Lokman Musah, Mohammed Berhandden Ali, Mohd. Fadzli Abdullah, Abdul Halim Hamzah, Mohd. Hilmi H Social Sciences (General) This study reports on the professional development and school leadership programmes requested by principals in Malaysian schools. A total of 557 principals provided feedback on their preferred school leadership and professional development programmes which they believed as essential to be effective school leaders. Based on their feedback, mentoring was named the most needed leadership development programme as it allowed access to the guidance, knowledge and skills of senior principals. As for school leadership courses mentioned by school principals, financial management was considered as most useful. The study concludes by recommending suggestions to improve principals’ professional development programmes in Malaysia. SAGE Publications Ltd 2023 Article PeerReviewed Mohd. Tahir, Lokman and Musah, Mohammed Berhandden and Ali, Mohd. Fadzli and Abdullah, Abdul Halim and Hamzah, Mohd. Hilmi (2023) Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 51 (2). pp. 440-480. ISSN 1741-1432 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741143221988953 DOI : 10.1177/1741143221988953
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Mohd. Tahir, Lokman
Musah, Mohammed Berhandden
Ali, Mohd. Fadzli
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Hamzah, Mohd. Hilmi
Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia
description This study reports on the professional development and school leadership programmes requested by principals in Malaysian schools. A total of 557 principals provided feedback on their preferred school leadership and professional development programmes which they believed as essential to be effective school leaders. Based on their feedback, mentoring was named the most needed leadership development programme as it allowed access to the guidance, knowledge and skills of senior principals. As for school leadership courses mentioned by school principals, financial management was considered as most useful. The study concludes by recommending suggestions to improve principals’ professional development programmes in Malaysia.
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author Mohd. Tahir, Lokman
Musah, Mohammed Berhandden
Ali, Mohd. Fadzli
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Hamzah, Mohd. Hilmi
author_facet Mohd. Tahir, Lokman
Musah, Mohammed Berhandden
Ali, Mohd. Fadzli
Abdullah, Abdul Halim
Hamzah, Mohd. Hilmi
author_sort Mohd. Tahir, Lokman
title Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia
title_short Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia
title_full Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia
title_fullStr Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: Evidence from Malaysia
title_sort principals' views on continuing professional development programmes: evidence from malaysia
publisher SAGE Publications Ltd
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/106592/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741143221988953
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