Holistic Leadership: The Islamic Characteristic of Malaysian Gifted Learners inPusat Genius

Leadership is a crucial characteristic that empowers Gifted Learners (GL) to understand responsibility. This study is a qualitative study which aims to explore the Islamic leadership characteristics' levels among Malaysian GL during the presentation of their assignment by grouping. Researchers selected 10 participants to lead a group and, conducted an interview session after they have done their presentation. This article is aimed to distinguish the component of Islamic leadership outlines amongst Malaysian GL and how they show their responsibility in their task accomplishment of Islamic Education. This study contributes by helping GL to build confidence and nurture their leadership potential as future leaders.

Intrinsic leadership: Scale development and testing its validity

Intrinsic leadership is a new concept of leadership and is built based on philosophically and psychologically of the intrinsic meaning. The basic philosophy of its development is a holistic leadership philosophy that integrates cognitive, affective, conative, and spiritual as the core of leadership. The purpose of developing intrinsic leadership is to create a vision and value congruence, empower cooperation between all stakeholders and especially build an organization like a family so that it creates attachment, trust, a motivation that has an impact on organizational performance. Intrinsic leadership is conceptually different from the previous concept of leadership that only rests on one or several elements that the leader has as a human. Development of measurement scales and validity testing provides a foundation that facilitates quantitative research in intrinsic leadership. There are three studies carried out, the first is scale development and testing the content validity of intrinsic leadership measurements. Testing the content validity is accomplished by analyzing and calculating the content validity index (CVI) and Kappa coefficient data are obtained from a panel expert consisting of eight experts. The second study is related to testing construct validity of intrinsic leadership using EFA from 186 data collected from owner-managers of SMEs. The results show that there are twenty-six indicators extracted into eight factors that are intrinsic leadership measurement scale. The third study aims to test empirically or confirm measurement model of intrinsic-leadership using CFA.

Exploring Systems Thinking in Schools: Mental Models of School Management Teams

Systems thinking (ST) is a holistic leadership approach that puts the study of wholes before that of parts. It focuses attention on how organization members act together in networks of interactions. This is done by researching organization members’ mental models, which are deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations, or even mental pictures or images that influence how one understands the world and thus takes action in order to achieve desired results. The purpose of this study was to explore the ST of school management teams (SMTs) through mental models. The main research question leading this inquiry was: How does ST reflect and express the mental models of SMTs? Qualitative data were collected via structured open questions. Hundred and fifty-four SMT members who worked at different school levels participated in this study. Data analysis was conducted by generating themes through an inductive process of condensing, coding, categorizing, and theorizing. The data analysis yielded five major themes: (a) the nature of teamwork; (b) shaping schools’ goals and policies; (c) systemic gathering of information; (d) shaping the pedagogical work; and (e) decision-making and problem-solving as one organic puzzle. These themes were found to be closely interrelated in the context of schoolwork. This study highlights the importance of understanding more fully the role of SMTs’ ST in schools. The study proposes that SMT members focus on ST characteristics that can enhance overall effectiveness. This can help SMTs achieve better cooperation with their counterparts as a leverage for school effectiveness.

Successful and effective schools: Bridging the gap

The main purpose of this paper is to examine perspectives of successful and effective leadership as well as successful and effective schools in an effort to uncover the governance interventions which produce one or the other characterization. This examination is undertaken through the utilization of two guiding frameworks: the Pashiardis-Brauckmann Holistic Leadership Framework and the Bredeson and Johansson framework for principals’ functions. Additionally, views on success and effectiveness from around the world are utilized. Following this, in this theoretically focused paper we make the argument that successful schools institutionalize the right processes in order to achieve and sustain the desired results and thus become effective. Then, in an effort to bring context into the equation, we discuss what the context is for each education system and student and if schools can make up for the deficiencies of a student’s individual context. We end our discussion by stressing the fact that researchers, through their work, can inspire teachers and principals with their (often) simple descriptions of complex school improvement processes. These descriptions have a profound effect on the applied pedagogical work in schools, which is sometimes more influential than national policy decisions and educational reforms.

PENGEMBANGAN KOMPETENSI PERAWAT DALAM PELAYANAN KEPERAWATAN MELALUI HOLISTIC LEADERSHIP

Holistic leadership merupakan konsep kepemimpinan menitik beratkan kepada aspek pemberian proporsi yang ideal antara kemampuan analitis, konseptual, emisional dan spiritual yang diharapakan hubungan resiprokal berkualitas antara pemimpin dan anggotanya yang berdampak pada meningkatnya kinerja karyawan dan perilaku anggota organisasi yang lebih baik. Tujuan memahami keefektifan serta menganalisis pengembangan kompetensi perawat dalam pelayanan keperawatan melalui holistic leadership. Metode yang diterapkan yaitu literatur review, mencari beberapa jurnal dengan mencari beberapa artikel jurnal penelitian yang dipublikasikan melalui data base elektronik serta membandingkan literatur. Melakukan formulasi permasalah yakni permasalah diangkat pengembangan kompetensi perawat dalam pelayanan keperawatan melalui holistic leadership. Hasil Menurut penelitian (Ulfah, 2012) menyatakan bahwa bentuk pengetahuan yang dimiliki oleh perawat dan konsep keperawatan holistik dalam tingakt cukup. Perawat diharapkan lebih meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang konsep keperawatan holistik dalam asuhan keperawatan. Upaya peningkatan pengetahuan yaitu dengan mencari informasi mengenai keperawatan holistik yang nantinya akan diaplikasikan dalam pelayanan keperawatan yaitu asuhan keperawatan. Pembahasan Kepemimpinan holistik merupakan pendekatan terhadap kepemimpinan yang menggabungkan tidak hanya apa yang perlu dilakukan oleh pemimpin dan bagaimana mereka melakukannya, tetapi siapa dan dimana kepemimpinan tersebut berada. Rekomendasi kepemimpinan holistik perlu dilakukan penelitian lebih lanjut, jika jawaban positip maka layak direkomendasi bahwa holistic leadership menjadi pilihan pertama model kepemimpinan yang lebih bermakna.

Exploring school principals’ personal identities in Cyprus from a values perspective

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore a broader understanding of the role of Cypriot school principals’ personal identities, through a values system perspective, when exercising their leadership. Design/methodology/approach A multicase study methodology was followed with five school principals, representing five different leadership styles. In each case, an in-depth investigation of the school principal’s personal identity was undertaken. School principals’ personal values were explored during interviews, staff meetings and daily activities observations, as well as through the use of the think-aloud protocol method. This study utilized the Schwartz Theory of Basic Human Values, as well as the Pashiardis–Brauckmann Holistic Leadership Framework, as the guiding theoretical framework. Findings School principals’ personal identities in Cyprus seem to influence, to some extent, their daily leadership practice. However, particular factors associated with the context in which they live (social identity) and work (professional identity), seemed to be affecting the personal values embedded throughout their personal identities. Research limitations/implications Five school principals are not enough to make generalizations on the relationships between leadership styles and values. However, through this paper, the authors sought to provide examples on how school principals’ personal identities influence their leadership practice. Practical implications The findings highlight the important role and attention to school principals’ personal identities, beyond the core management and leadership courses. The findings also shed light on the importance of looking more closely at contextual elements “outside” and “inside” the school and to what extent these could influence school principals’ personal identities. Originality/value This paper offers insights into school principals’ personal identities, through a values system perspective, and how these personal identities influence their leadership practice.