Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges?

The main objective of the study is to examine and confirm the relationship between Malaysian vocational college leaders’ strategic leadership practices, in-service training effectiveness and students’ aspiration outcomes. Survey approach was used for data collection using adapted five-point Likert s...

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Main Authors: Mohd Ali, Hairuddin, Zulkipli, Inas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2017
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spelling iium-602552018-07-11T00:19:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60255/ Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges? Mohd Ali, Hairuddin Zulkipli, Inas L Education (General) LC8 Forms of education The main objective of the study is to examine and confirm the relationship between Malaysian vocational college leaders’ strategic leadership practices, in-service training effectiveness and students’ aspiration outcomes. Survey approach was used for data collection using adapted five-point Likert scale instrument. Sixty five (65) vocational colleges and a total of 500 school leaders throughout Malaysia (208 males and 209 females) participated in the study. Descriptive statistics, and SEM statistical tools were used in data analysis. The study revealed that Malaysian vocational college leaders’ strategic leadership practices has direct and indirect (through a mediator) significant causal effect on students’ aspirations outcomes. The findings suggest that each vocational college leaders should have a unique training plan based on his/her needs. Special emphasis should be focused on inculcating the knowledge and skills of strategic leadership practices among the Malaysian vocational college leaders IIUM Press 2017-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60255/1/04%20PROF%20HAIRUDDIN.pdf Mohd Ali, Hairuddin and Zulkipli, Inas (2017) Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges? Al-Shajarah, Special Issue Education. pp. 77-95. ISSN 1394-6870
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Mohd Ali, Hairuddin
Zulkipli, Inas
Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges?
description The main objective of the study is to examine and confirm the relationship between Malaysian vocational college leaders’ strategic leadership practices, in-service training effectiveness and students’ aspiration outcomes. Survey approach was used for data collection using adapted five-point Likert scale instrument. Sixty five (65) vocational colleges and a total of 500 school leaders throughout Malaysia (208 males and 209 females) participated in the study. Descriptive statistics, and SEM statistical tools were used in data analysis. The study revealed that Malaysian vocational college leaders’ strategic leadership practices has direct and indirect (through a mediator) significant causal effect on students’ aspirations outcomes. The findings suggest that each vocational college leaders should have a unique training plan based on his/her needs. Special emphasis should be focused on inculcating the knowledge and skills of strategic leadership practices among the Malaysian vocational college leaders
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Zulkipli, Inas
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title Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges?
title_short Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges?
title_full Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges?
title_fullStr Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges?
title_full_unstemmed Strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in Malaysian vocational colleges?
title_sort strategic leadership practices and students’ aspiration outcomes: what works in malaysian vocational colleges?
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/60255/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/60255/1/04%20PROF%20HAIRUDDIN.pdf
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