"Lasallian leadership practices of school leaders in Madagasikara: A co" by Randrianasolo Zafimamonjy Jean de Dieu FSC

Lasallian leadership practices of school leaders in Madagasikara: A convergent parallel mixed method study

Date of Publication

8-22-2019

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Education Major in Educational Leadership and Management

Subject Categories

Educational Leadership

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Abdul Jhariel M. Osman

Defense Panel Chair

Teresa P. Yasa

Defense Panel Member

Hans S. Moran, FSC
Voltaire M. Mistades
Jasper Q. Alontaga
Runvi Manguerra

Abstract/Summary

The De La Salle Christian Brothers influence has been widely recognized in many parts of the world. In the United States, for instance, the brothers continued to provide regional and district formation program to assist their faculty and staff, and to realize their mission which is integral to human development. With this, Lasallian school leaders ensured that their works were attuned to the teaching of St. John Baptist de La Salle (b. 1651; d.1719), their father and founder, who said that “preach by example and practice before the eyes of the young what you wish them to accept” (MED 99.2. on the life of St. John Chrysostom). They offered to people what is necessary. They preached by example. They took good care of their people. They made sure that at the core of their plans is the development of people.
In Madagasikara, the acts of the Lasallian school leaders mentioned above have been exemplified by Blessed Br. Rafael-Luis Rafiringa, the first Brother of the Christian Schools from Madagasikara. Br Rafael responded to the demand of his time by continuing the operations of Lasallian schools after the Queen Ranavalona 1 ordered the foreign missionaries to leave the country. At present, the numbers of Lasallian schools in the country have grown however studies on how the schools are led are still scarce. For this reason, the present study envisioned to determine the leadership practices of Lasallian school leaders in Madagasikara by comparing it to the practices in the Seven Principles of Leadership Excellence by William (2012) and to the Three Lasallian Core Values by De La Salle Philippines (2009).
More so, the present study explored further Lasallian Leadership Practices of School Leaders in Madagasikara in order to develop a framework of leadership that is sensitive to the context of Lasallian schools.
To meet its goals, the study utilized the Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods approach developed by Creswell (2014). Ten Lasallian schools were involved in the study. In-depth interviews and focus group discussion were conducted in every school. A total of eighty five Lasallian school leaders (85) served as participants.
The researcher first administered two surveys, namely the Leadership Excellence survey adapted from Williams (2012) and the Lasallian leadership survey adapted from the De La Salle Philippines (2009) in order to meet the first goal of the study. The findings in the leadership excellence survey showed that the commonly observed practices of Lasallian school leaders are “I am responsible (8.48), “I think tomorrow (8.40), and “I love my people (8.27). In terms of the leadership excellence principles, the Lasallian school leaders were high in character (8.1), people skills (7.97), and communication (7.53).
Moreover, the Lasallian leadership survey revealed that the commonly observed practices of Lasallian school leaders in line to the Lasallian Core Values are “I trust in Gods loving presence and providence (8.56), “I make my mission and ministry in relationship with God (8.31), and “I do everything in view of God and attribute all to Him (8.16). In terms of the Core Values, the Lasallian school leaders got the highest mark in “the communion in mission (7.85). It is followed by the spirit of faith at (7.81) and the zeal for service at (7.66).
In addition, the researcher conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussion to meet the second goal of the present study, which is to explore further the leadership practices of Lasallian School leaders. The findings in the interviews served as the building blocks for the development of a leadership framework that is sensitive to the context of Lasallian schools. Nine themes were discovered in the process of the investigation. The themes are 1) working towards excellence, 2) leading with vision, 3) leading with ethics, 4) leading with principles, 5) understanding people, 6) developing self and others, 7) empowering people and extending leaders’ influence, 8) managing performance, and 9) multiplying effectiveness and efficiency.
Lastly, the application of the Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Design in the present study led to the converging concepts derived from the quantitative and qualitative data. These converging concepts are 1) possessing positive leadership characteristics and skills, 2) being a visionary leader, 3) having a strong will to love, 4) embracing and manifesting Christian values, and 5) being a servant leader.

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG008243

Keywords

Educational leadership--Madagascar; School management and organization--Madagascar

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