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Download full textKaraferye, Figen; Agaoglu, Esmahan – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This study aims to examine the perceptions of the middle management (deans and heads of departments) and academicians on the dilemma order versus freedom at faculty management. It discusses how this dilemma is seen at an operational level and how it can be managed at university where both parties--with a managerial role or not--are…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Administrator Attitudes, Deans, Department Heads
Alotaibi, Norah Muhayya; Tayeb, Aziza – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Sound leadership has an important role in achieving the success of any institution; so the leader must possess some work team leadership skills such as decision-taking, communication, motivation, conflict management and meeting management. The current study is an attempt to identify the extent of practicing team work leadership skills among the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teamwork, Leadership, Skills
Shanka, Engdawork Birhanu; Thuo, Mary – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate various strategies used to manage and resolve conflict between teachers and school leaders in government primary schools of Wolaita zone. The study employed a descriptive survey design where both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to correct and analyze data, concurrently. From six…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Qualitative Research
Al-Din, Hesham Moustafa Kamal; Abouzid, Mohamed Mahmoud – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study aimed to identify the implementing degree of Total Quality Management (TQM) principals by Academic Departmental Heads (ADH) at the Najran University from faculty members' perspectives. It also aimed to determine significant differences between the average estimate of sample section of faculty members about the implementing degree of TQM…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Total Quality Management, Program Implementation, Department Heads
Nikoonezhad, Sepideh; Nili, Mohammadreza; Esfahani, Ahmadreza Nasr – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study aims at investigating barriers upon development of virtual education in engineering majors at the University of Isfahan. The study has applied a mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) and its population consists all of the department members of the technical and engineering majors at the University of Isfahan including 125…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Barriers, Case Studies
Shibru, Sintayehu; Bibiso, Mesfin; Ousman, Kedir – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between middle level managers' quality of leadership and good governance, and organization performance of Wolaita Sodo University. The study employed descriptive survey method and used quantitative approach. College/school Deans, Department heads and Coordinators were source of data.…
Descriptors: Governance, Middle Management, Leadership Effectiveness, Organizational Effectiveness
Hammad, Heba Ibraheem; Airout, Mostafa Mohammad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of the study is to find out the obstacles faced by heads of departments and faculty members at Jordanian public universities in the implementation of vocational and technical education programs from their perspective, and to find out the effect of gender, experience, and academic rank on their perspective. To achieve the aim of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Department Heads
Jamaludin, Nur Hasliza Binti; Naim, Nor Azlin Binti; Khamis, Nur Azzarina Binti; Zakaria, Normah Binti – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study aims to look at the leadership style of the heads of departments in technical education and its relationship to the work culture among lecturers Polytechnic Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah in Jitra, Kedah. This research is very important to the head of polytechnic and lecture to work in the good condition with the good leadership. This…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Department Heads, Organizational Culture, Collegiality
Simpson, Kweku Bedu; Howard, Peggy Maansah Ankai; Peligah, Y. S.; Cann, Lily Obu – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of the study was to assess the challenges HoDs in Senior High Schools face during instructional supervision. In so doing, the study employed case study and used mixed method approach. In all a total of 92 questionnaires were administered with a response rate of 75.40%. The population consisted of School Heads /Assistant Heads, HoDs and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Department Heads, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Supervision
Githiari, Florence W. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The last two decades have seen principals in Kenya come under heavy criticism over some serious cases of mismanagement that resulted in some of the worst institutional accidents, disasters/tragedies, unrests and even social and economic crimes that Kenya has witnessed. This study sought to find out ways that principals acquire the leadership…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Leadership, Secondary Schools
Nikoonezhad, Sepideh; Nili, Mohammadreza; Esfahani, Ahmadreza Nasr – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study has been carried out to investigate the human barriers of developing virtual majors at Isfahan University; therefore, considering its objective, it is a functional research. It was conducted in combined (quantitative-qualitative) manner via descriptive survey method. In order to do the research, investigating the texts, interview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Information Technology, Electronic Learning
James, Asena Muganda; Simiyu, Aggrey Mukasa; Riechi, Andrew – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
A workforce that can adapt to the fast changing global dynamics is critical for sustainable growth and development. Secondary level segment in the education cycle of a Kenyan plays a key role in the development of this workforce and is important since it de-links one from elementary (primary) learning, provides a chance for one to complete the…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, School Holding Power, Case Studies
