The Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors on Leadership Practices for Instructional Improvement in Indonesian Schools

Autor/in	Jawas, Umiati
Titel	The Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors on Leadership Practices for Instructional Improvement in Indonesian Schools
Quelle	In: School Leadership & Management, 37 (2017) 5, S.500-519 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jawas, Umiati)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-2434
DOI	10.1080/13632434.2017.1366440
Schlagwörter	Sociocultural Patterns; Leadership Styles; Foreign Countries; Asian Culture; Interviews; Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Welfare; Values Education; School Schedules; Extracurricular Activities; Student Participation; Leadership Role; Academic Standards; Partnerships in Education; Educational Policy; Government School Relationship; Educational Improvement; Qualitative Research; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziokulturelle Theorie; Führungsstil; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Principal; Schulleiter; Lehrerverhalten; Werterziehung; Schulzeiteinteilung; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Qualitative Forschung; Indonesien
Abstract	Empirical studies have shown that although leadership shares similar practices across East and West, some practices have inherently distinguished socio cultural characteristics. Understanding these characteristics is important in Asian contexts since socio-cultures are a major power in determining the success or failure of a change process. This study sought to explore and identify local leadership practices influenced by socio-cultural factors through in-depth interviews with principals and teachers from six different senior secondary schools in Malang Regency, Indonesia. Key local practices were identified: monitoring learning hours, improving the welfare of teachers, focusing on students' character building, encouraging students' participation in extracurricular programmes, increasing standards, and building partnership with stakeholders. Although some of the practices are similar to those recognised by empirical studies done in Western school context, others reflect local leadership practices influenced by school conditions, social practices, and economic factors. The findings imply that in Indonesian schools, practices of leadership are directly and indirectly dictated by the policies regulated by the government. This strong influence of government can be the impediment for school leaders to make necessary initiatives to promote instructional improvements in their schools. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01