A Study of Values and Leadership Characteristics of Educational Leaders of a Private University in Thailand
Keywords:
values, leadership characteristics, educational leader, private university
Abstract
This article uses a content analysis method to study fifteen commencements from educational leaders in a private university in Thailand. In order to explore the values addressed by these fifteen speeches and to determine the leadership characteristics of the educational leaders in a private university in Thailand. The paper includes five parts. Firstly, the author introduce the background and show the objectives of this research. Second is reviewing the related theories based on educational leadership, ethical leadership, value-based leadership and leadership characteristics in education. The third part refers to the methodology of content analysis and the procedure. Forth part contains discussion and findings based on research objectives and content analysis results of fifteen speeches, the values are pointed out by the educational leaders related to ethics, abilities and balance work and life. And the leadership characteristics contains ethical leadership and values-based leadership. Last part is a summary and recommendation.
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Leithwood, K. A., & Hallinger, P. (2002). Second international handbook of educational leadership and administration. Berlin: Springer.
Marion, R., & Gonzales, L. D. (2014). Leadership in education: organizational theory for the practitioner second edition. Illinois: Waveland press, Inc.
Wrigle, T. (2002). Review of the book The Leaders and leadership in education. Improving Schools, 5(3).
Marie, G. J., Normore, A. H., & Brooks, J. F. (2009). Leadership for Social Justice: Preparing 21st Century School Leaders for a New Social Order. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 4(1).
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Bush, T, (2007). Educational leadership and management: theory, policy, and practice. South African Journal of Education, 27(3)391–406.
Leithwood, K. A., Louis,S. K., Anderson, S., & Wahlstrom, K.(2004). Review of research: how leadership influences student learning. Learning from Leadership Project.
Hallinger, P. (2011). Leadership for learning: lessons from 40 years of empirical research. Journal of Educational Administration, 49(2), 125-142.
Hallinger, P. (2013) "A conceptual framework for systematic reviews of research in educational leadership and management". Journal of Educational Administration, 51(2), 126-149
Leithwood, K. A., & Riehi, C. (2003). What we know about successful leadership. Philadelphia, PA: Laboratory for student success, Temple University.
Mulcahy, D., & Perillo, S. (2011). Thinking management and leadership within colleges and schools somewhat differently: A practice-based, actor–network theory perspective. Educational Management, Administration & Leadership, 39(1), 122–145.
Simikins, T. (2005). Leadership in Education: ‘What Works’ or ‘What Makes Sense’? Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 33(1), 9–26.
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2019-05-01
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Yue, X. (2019) “A Study of Values and Leadership Characteristics of Educational Leaders of a Private University in Thailand”, Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 4(2), pp. 43 - 50. doi: 10.47405/mjssh.v4i2.183.
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