The goal of this exploratory research project is to gather data on head teachers’
leadership perceptions and practices, so that educational researchers, government officials
and head teachers themselves have a better understanding of leadership and management in
Bangladeshi high schools. Such data is critical for gaining a better understanding of
leadership in Bangladesh and for future head teacher development and school improvement.
Leaders can play a very important role in improving teaching and learning in schools.
Many Western countries are interested in the power of leadership to generate and sustain
school improvement. Bangladeshi schools strive to improve, to develop effective teaching
and raise the achievement of students. Much depends on the vision and practices of the head
teachers who lead the schools. This study explores the leadership concepts, styles, trends and
current practices of the head teachers in four Bangladeshi private secondary schools both in
rural and urban areas.
Findings of this study show that Bangladeshi school leaders have vision for school
improvement. They lead their schools with managerial and democratic styles of leadership.
They work for professional development inside the school with a view to improve the
teaching and learning process. Students’ achievement is their ultimate goal. They work under
pressure with their skill of handling different kinds of adverse situation like bureaucratic
complex, political influence, and shortage of human and physical resources.
The methodology of this research is qualitative and the methods used for data
gathering were interviews and focus group discussions. Four schools from Sirajganj, a district
which is approximately one hundred kilometres away from the capital city, provided the
sample. Four head teachers participated in interviews and were invited to meet together to
take part in a focus group discussion about their leadership practices.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:canterbury.ac.nz/oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/6209 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Ali, Sheikh Mohammad |
| Publisher | University of Canterbury. Educational Studies and Human Development |
| Source Sets | University of Canterbury |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic thesis or dissertation, Text |
| Rights | Copyright Sheikh Mohammad Ali, http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/thesis/etheses_copyright.shtml |
| Relation | NZCU |
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