The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.]

The government has introduced the concept of High Performing School (HPS) as a new excellent school standard to be achieved by all schools in order to realise a national dream and vision to be a developed country in 2020 and to pursue educational development and improvement. However, the teachers pe...

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Main Authors:	Boerhannoeddin, Ali, Zainuddin, Muhammad Yazrin Zaifuddin, Bahrin, Ani Juaini
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Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies 2014
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spelling	uitm-123552019-03-12T03:33:34Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12355/ The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.] Boerhannoeddin, Ali Zainuddin, Muhammad Yazrin Zaifuddin Bahrin, Ani Juaini The government has introduced the concept of High Performing School (HPS) as a new excellent school standard to be achieved by all schools in order to realise a national dream and vision to be a developed country in 2020 and to pursue educational development and improvement. However, the teachers perceived that the initiatives or changes would mean a heavier workload, a hindrance and a cause of confusion towards their profession. In Malaysia, a special committee was established to review the workload of teachers. Besides teaching, teachers had to deal with extra-curricular activities, classroom, student affairs, administration and clerical and other additional works. Therefore, in realizing the country’s aims in education, assessing teachers’ attitude towards these initiatives is paramount for its success. This study focuses on the association between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving HPS status. Sample population used to analyze the association and correlations were primary schools teachers in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. In addition, the data collection was done through distribution of questionnaires. After the data analysis process had been completed, the results surprisingly, indicated that this factor have positively associated with teachers’ attitude towards achieving HPS status. The result had proved on the importance of this element to influence the development of positive attitude of teachers to support the achievement of these initiatives. It is hoped that the results of the study may be useful to relevant government agencies, school’s leadership and other parties involved directly or indirectly to further assess the needs and support that should be given to teachers who work hard to meet the nation's aspirations to improve the quality of national education. Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12355/2/AJ_FARHANA%20BINTI%20YAAKUB%20JAS%2014.pdf Boerhannoeddin, Ali and Zainuddin, Muhammad Yazrin Zaifuddin and Bahrin, Ani Juaini (2014) The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.]. Journal of Administrative Science, 11 (2). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1675-1302
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description	The government has introduced the concept of High Performing School (HPS) as a new excellent school standard to be achieved by all schools in order to realise a national dream and vision to be a developed country in 2020 and to pursue educational development and improvement. However, the teachers perceived that the initiatives or changes would mean a heavier workload, a hindrance and a cause of confusion towards their profession. In Malaysia, a special committee was established to review the workload of teachers. Besides teaching, teachers had to deal with extra-curricular activities, classroom, student affairs, administration and clerical and other additional works. Therefore, in realizing the country’s aims in education, assessing teachers’ attitude towards these initiatives is paramount for its success. This study focuses on the association between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving HPS status. Sample population used to analyze the association and correlations were primary schools teachers in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. In addition, the data collection was done through distribution of questionnaires. After the data analysis process had been completed, the results surprisingly, indicated that this factor have positively associated with teachers’ attitude towards achieving HPS status. The result had proved on the importance of this element to influence the development of positive attitude of teachers to support the achievement of these initiatives. It is hoped that the results of the study may be useful to relevant government agencies, school’s leadership and other parties involved directly or indirectly to further assess the needs and support that should be given to teachers who work hard to meet the nation's aspirations to improve the quality of national education.
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spellingShingle	Boerhannoeddin, Ali Zainuddin, Muhammad Yazrin Zaifuddin Bahrin, Ani Juaini The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.]
author_facet	Boerhannoeddin, Ali Zainuddin, Muhammad Yazrin Zaifuddin Bahrin, Ani Juaini
author_sort	Boerhannoeddin, Ali
title	The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.]
title_short	The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.]
title_full	The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.]
title_fullStr	The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed	The relationship between Senior Management Team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving High Performing School (HPS) status : a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ... [et al.]
title_sort	relationship between senior management team (smt) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving high performing school (hps) status : a case study of primary schools at johor bahru / farhana yaakub ... [et al.]
publisher	Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies
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