HMEF5023_V2 Educational Leadership Assignment September 2025 Semester

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English or Bahasa Melayu.
2. Number of words: 2500 – 3000 words excluding
3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.
4. Submit your assignment
5. Submission date : 4 November 2025.
6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

The objective of the assignment is to relate educational leadership practices with selected case studies and research.

PART 1: JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW (20%)

Review the following journal article on Leadership in Enhancing Teachers’ Performance towards School Improvement.

Zrien, Z., & David, S. (2023).    The Impact of School Leaders’ Feedback in Enhancing Teachers’ Performance towards School Improvement: A Single Case Study among Teachers in a Private School in Dubai.  Journal for Researching Education Practice and Theory (JREPT). Volume 6, Number 2 (Special issue), 2023, pp. 4-48.                   

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377851990_

Review the journal article by using your own words and your review must include the following components:

• The focus of the article.
• The importance of the study.
• Discussion on what was done in the study.
• The key results of the study.
• Personal understanding and critique of the article.

 [Total: 20 marks]

PART 2:  IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW REPORT (30%)

Objective:

To assess the challenges that principals face in their role as instructional leaders.

Task Overview:

You are required to conduct an in-depth interview with two (2) principals at any school or educational institution. Following the interviews, you will compose a report that analyses your findings based on the research objective.

Your submitted report must contain the following two sections:

1. Key Informants’ Profile

• Provide a detailed profile for each of the two principals.
• This section must be written in a descriptive, narrative format. Do not use a table.

2. Qualitative Data Analysis

• Analyse the interview findings descriptively and narratively, organizing the content by themes.
• Your analysis must identify and discuss a minimum of four (4) distinct themes.
• For each theme, you must integrate a mixture of:
  • Direct Speech: Verbatim quotes from the interviewees.
  • Reported Speech: Paraphrased summaries of the interviewees’ points.

• Please Note:This section should be a formal analysis. It must NOT be written in a dialogue/conversation format or as a raw data transcription.

The following is a sample of how your report should be :

Theme

Lack of Parent Involvement :

The key informants indicated that a significant challenge they face is the lack of parent involvement in school activities. They reported that this issue directly impacts student engagement and the success of school-wide initiatives. Principal A (KI1) commented on this difficulty.

Direct speech

“…..it is a constant struggle to get parents to attend meetings or even respond to emails. We can plan a wonderful academic workshop, but if parents don’t come, the students miss out on that home support. It feels like we are working with one hand tied behind our backs.”

Reported speech
As for Principal B (KI2), he would be frustrated by the low turnout at important school events. His school sends home newsletters and makes phone calls, but he also mentioned that the effort often doesn’t lead to results.

“ … I am of course happy with the few parents who are always there. However, I would prefer to see a much wider range of parents participating, especially for parent-teacher conferences. We need to find a way to communicate that their involvement is not just welcome, but essential for their child’s education.”

The key informants reported that this lack of engagement makes their leadership role more difficult, as they must find new strategies to bridge the communication gap. Both informants agreed that when parents are disconnected, the responsibility to motivate students falls entirely on the school. They also stated that supportive and involved parents create a positive school culture, whereas a lack of involvement can lead to students feeling isolated and unsupported.

3. Key findings and conclusion – elaborate on key findings and draw a conclusion

[Total: 30 marks]

PART 3: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

This part requires students to participate actively in the myINSPIRE e-forum. Discuss the following topics in the forum and submit proof of your participation with your tutor and peers in the e-forum online discussions:

1. Discuss how the differences between the functions of management and leadership influence your personal approach to working with others. .

2. Discuss Locke and Latham’s Goal-Setting Theory and how the theory can be used to motivate teachers in schools.
3. Some people contend that most charismatic leaders are ineffective. Do you agree with them? Discuss.
4. Reflect on how understanding the relationship between ‘attribution theory’ and ‘achievement’ might influence your attitudes towards motivating yourself and others.

5. Discuss how your perception of bureaucracy influences the way you respond to its benefits in a work or organisational setting.

Instruction on how to submit proof of online class participation:

1. Select the best FIVE (5) of your postings from your forum discussion set in the assignment.
2. Do screenshots of the postings and include them as images in your Part 1 and Part 2 assignment file.
3. The screenshots should be in 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.

Submit all parts of your assignment in ONE file.

[Total: 10 marks]

[TOTAL:  60 MARKS]

ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS

PART 1: JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW (20%)

*QN = Question Number

PART 2: IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW (30%)

*QN = Question Number

PART 3: ONLINE CLASS PARTICIPATION (10%)

*QN = Question Number

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