Department: Master of Education
Module Description: This course mainly aims to establish that leaders positively affect the effectiveness of organisation. Students will go through a thorough study of leadership, its various definitions and forms and a systematic analysis of the effects of leadership on variables such as vision, mission, process, product, project, people development / improvement. Necessary support given to identify and develop the leadership capabilities of each participant. Careful attention will be given to a) empirical research studies on the effectiveness of various approaches to leadership, and, b) the development and application of research methods for study of leadership in the local context, c) understanding of cross-cultural variables in leadership such as norms and religion, modernization, cultural convergence, issues such as power distance and individualization and development of the role of women in leadership..
Bolden, et.al. (2003). A review of leadership theory and competency framework. Exeter: University of Exeter. Open resource
Bush, T. (2008). Models of educational leadership. In., Leadership and Management Development in Education. London: Sage Publications Ltd. Pp.9-23.
Chapman, J. D. (2010). Recruitment, retention, development of school principals. Paris: IIEP.
The Wallace Foundation (2010). Education Leadership: An Agenda for School Improvement. New York: The Wallace Foundation. Open resource
Recommended E-books
Swanwick, T & McKim J (2017). ABC of Leadership. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Alma, H., & Linda, L. (2003). Building leadership capacity for school improvement. Berkshire: McGraw-Hill Education.
Other Recommended Reading
Avolio, B. & Gardner, W. Authentic leadership development: Getting to the root of positive forms of leadership. The Leadership Quarterly 16 (2005) 315–338.
Bridges, W. and Susan Mitchell, S. Leading Transition: A New Model for Change" Leader to Leader. 16 (Spring 2000): 30-36 Open resource
Townley, A. (1995). Changing school culture. Educational Leadership, (May 95). Vol. 52(4)
Schein, E.H (2017). Organizational culture and leadership. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
Fullan, M (2020). Leading in a Culture of Change. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
