The role of a school leader is crucial in addressing and managing challenges within an educational institution to ensure a conducive school environmen
Part I
QUESTION 1: REPORT INTERVIEW (40%)
The role of a school leader is crucial in addressing and managing challenges within an educational institution to ensure a conducive school environment. Effective school management involves tackling issues related to inclusivity, fostering strong interpersonal relationships among stakeholders, maintaining consistent academic expectations, and implementing strategies for discipline and safety management.
Your task is to interview a school leader who plays a key role in identifying and addressing challenges in school management and administration. The school leader may be a principal, assistant principal, or another member of the leadership team responsible for making critical decisions that impact the overall school climate.
The interview should address the following aspects:
1. Key Information Profile (School Leader)
i. The role and responsibilities of the school leader in the institution.
ii. Professional background and leadership experience.
2. Interview Questions
i. Develop at least 8 to 10 open-ended questions related to the management and administration of the educational institution.
3. Conduct the Interview:
i. Schedule and conduct the interview in person, via phone, or online.
ii. Take detailed notes or record the session (with permission).
4. Qualitative data analysis
i. Highlight the identified issue.
5. Analyse the Problem:
i. Identify the main issue discussed in the interview.
ii. Provide background information and explain why it is a concern.
6. Propose Solutions:
i. Suggest at least two practical solutions to address the problem.
ii. Justify your recommendations with logical reasoning and, if possible, examples from best practices.
7. Write the Report:
Your report should include the following sections:
i. Introduction: Briefly introduce the interviewee, institution, and purpose of the interview.
ii. Findings: Summarise the key points from the interview, highlighting the identified issue.
iii. Analysis & Discussion: Discuss the impact of the issue and any existing efforts to resolve it.
iv. Proposed Solutions: Present and justify your recommended solutions.
v. Conclusion: Reflect on what you learned and provide final thoughts.
It is important that you present the key findings with several verbatim interview quotes for each section of the four principal processes of management. These verbatim interview quotes act as evidence to support your discussion, and hence must be presented in substantial and meaningful statements. The verbatim interview quotes should avoid single sentence, or selection of words.
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[Total: 40 marks]
QUESTION 2: REFLECTION (10%)
Based on the interview conducted in Question 1, analyse the management style employed by the school leader in addressing and managing challenges and issues within the institution. Consider how their leadership approach influences decision-making in areas such as inclusivity, stakeholder relationships, academic expectations, and discipline and safety management. Support your discussion with appropriate examples and references from at least three sources such as books, journal articles, or credible websites.
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[Total: 10 marks]
Part II
ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)
This part requires students to participate actively in the myINSPIRE eforum. Discuss the following topics in the forum and submit proof of your participation with your tutor and peers in the eforum online discussions:
Online discussion question:
(a) Explain the six qualities of a school leader and leadership?
(b) Why do strengths and weaknesses come from the internal environment, whereas opportunities and threats come from the external environment?
(b) Contrast the types of leader’s behaviour: ‘Task Behaviour’ and ‘Relational
Behaviour’
[Total: 10 marks]
[TOTAL: 60 MARKS]
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT PROOF OF ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)
Do the following:
1. Select the best FIVE (5) of your postings from the forum discussion set up by your tutor.
2. Take screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your assignment.
3. The screenshots should be an image file (either in JPG or PNG format). Refer to the sample of Screen Grab below
4. The screenshots should contain the Name, Title of the discussion, Day, Date, and Time.
Guidelines for Submission:
a. Use double space and 12-point Times New Roman font.
b. Provide reference using the American Psychological Association (APA) format latest edition.
c. References should be latest (the year 2020 onwards)
Notes: