Date of Publication

6-30-2011

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts 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

Marikita T. Evangelista

Defense Panel Chair

Teresa Yasa Sr.

Defense Panel Member

Caroline Joy Luz
Roland Nino Agoncillo

Abstract/Summary

This study explored the leadership practices of principals in pre-schools owned by four religious congregations in the Can Tho diocese of Vietnam. The Leadership Practice Inventory questionnaires (LPI self and LPI observer) developed by Kouzes and Posner (2003) were distributed to 40 pre-schools principals and 265 pre-schools teachers. In addition, eight principals and 64 teachers were interviewed in individual and focus group interviews. The finding shows that the principals frequently engaged in all the five leadership practices of modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act, and encouraging the heart as described by themselves and their teachers. Moreover, the study also found that as observed by the principals and teachers, the Vietnamese principals were caring for others’ welfare, established personal relationships, and lived out the faith. These additional leadership practices are not included in Knouzes and Posner’s inventory of good leadership practices. In summary, the leadership practices of Vietnamese preschools’ principals were caring for others welfare, establishing personal relationship, living out the faith, modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act, and encouraging the heart.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Electronic File Format

MS WORD

Accession Number

CDTG004993

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

118 leaves, illustrations

Keywords

Nursery schools—Vietnam—Administration; Leadership; School principals—Vietnam

Upload Full Text

wf_yes

Embargo Period

2-7-2022

Download

Share

COinS