Continuous professional development programmes for school principals in the 21st century: lessons learned from educational leadership practices

Faizuddin, Ahmad and Azizan, Noor Azlinna and Othman, Azam and Ismail, Siti Noor (2022) Continuous professional development programmes for school principals in the 21st century: lessons learned from educational leadership practices. Frontiers in Education. pp. 1-13. E-ISSN 2504-284X

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Abstract

Continuous professional development (CPD) is important for educational leaders to improve institutional performance and students’ learning outcomes. Yet, organizing effective professional development programmes are often more complex than we might assume. The current study aims to explore the challenges of managing CPD for high school principals in Indonesia. Six high school principals and three officers of the Ministry of Education and Cultures (MoEC) were interviewed. Qualitative data from the interviews were analyzed and coded thematically using ATLAS.ti. Several themes and main points emerged from the transcripts of interviews. The findings revealed some challenges in managing CPD programmes at schools. They include resistance to change, technicality and workload, almost zero follow-ups, unprofessional recruitment, and unclear training syllabus. Among the suggestions to improve the CPD programmes are building personal approaches, developing professional skills, establishing a professional recruitment system, making continuous training programmes, and optimizing school organizations. This study can be used as an additional guide to implement effective CPD and can be a platform to improve the professional development of educational leaders.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Professional Development, CPD, Teacher Development, educational Leadership
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2801 School administration and organization
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education Kulliyyah of Education > Department of Social Foundations & Educational Leadership
Depositing User:	AP DR azam othman
Date Deposited:	11 Jan 2023 09:31
Last Modified:	11 Jan 2023 11:17
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/102911

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