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Course Information

Course code: HMEF5023
Course title: Educational Leadership
Institution: Open University Malaysia (OUM)

Module Writers

Assoc Prof Dr Yousof @ Saat Md Yasin
Dr Ashley Ng Yoon Mooi AMN

Development Information

Project Director: Prof Dr Widad Othman
Developed by: Centre for Instructional Design and Technology, Open University Malaysia
First Edition: August 2009
Second Edition: August 2016 (rs)
Third Edition: April 2019 (MREP)

Course Topics

Topic 1: The Nature of Leadership
- Interpretation of Leadership
- Leadership and Management
- Leadership Roles (figurehead, spokesperson, negotiator, coach, team builder, team player, technical problem solver, entrepreneur, strategic planner)
- Traits of Effective Leadership (communicator, educator, envisioner, facilitator, change master, producer, character builder, contributor)
- Leadership and Power
  - Power – A Focus on Individuals
  - Power – Shared Leadership
- Changing Perspectives on Leadership
  - Charismatic Leadership
  - Transactional and Transformational Leadership
  - Instructional Leadership
  - Moral Leadership
Topic 2: Effective Leadership Behaviours and Attitudes
- Trait Theories
- Behavioural Theories
  - Theory X and Theory Y
  - Ohio State University
  - University of Iowa
  - Managerial Grid
- Leadership Styles
- The Ethical Practice of Educational Leadership
  - Concept of Ethics in Leadership
Topic 3: Contingency and Situational Leadership
- Fiedler's Contingency Theory of Leadership Effectiveness
- The Path-goal Theory of Leadership Effectiveness
- The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model
Topic 4: Leadership and Motivation
- What is Motivation?
- Leadership and Motivation
- Motivation Theories
  - McClelland's Motivation Theory
  - Vroom's Expectancy Theory
  - Locke and Latham's Goal-setting Theory
- Behaviour Modification and Motivation
  - Classical Conditioning
  - Operant Conditioning
  - Social Modelling
  - Stages of Management of Behavioural Change
Topic 5: The School as a Social Organisation
- The School as a Social System
- The Rise of Weberian Bureaucracy and Structures in Schools
  - Division of Labour
  - Impersonal Orientation
  - Hierarchy of Authority
  - Rules and Regulations
  - Career Orientation
- The Benefits of Bureaucracy
- Role Theory
- Value Theory
- Decision-Making Theory
- Current Educational Trends
Topic 6: Tactics for Becoming an Empowering Leader
- The Definition of Empowerment
- Obstacles in Empowerment
- Reasons for Empowerment Failure
- Ingredients for Successful Empowerment
- The Nature of Empowerment
  - Classroom Empowerment
Topic 7: Factors that Contribute to Organisational Politics
- Organisational Structure
- Human Resources
- Culture
- Government
- Regulation
- Machiavellian Tendencies
- Disagreement
  - Why Does Disagreement Occur?
  - Strategies for Dealing with Disagreement
Topic 8: Creative Problem Solving
- Characteristics of Creative Leaders
- Organisational Methods to Enhance Creativity
- Self-Help Techniques to Enhance Creative Problem Solving
Topic 9: Communication and Skills in Resolving Conflicts
- Inspirational Communication
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Resolving Conflicts
Topic 10: Shaping Tomorrow's Leadership and Organisation
- Models for Working and Organising
  - Understanding Change
  - Process for Initiating Bottom-up Transformation
  - Organising for Strategic Advantage
- Knowledge Management and the Learning Organisation
  - Effective Knowledge Management
- Leading People in the Organization of the Future
- Strategic Leadership
- Learning Organisation.