ISSN: 2360-7866

 International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 8(2), pp. 37-40. April, 2020.

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2020.030

Review

Instructional leadership: the Role of Heads of Schools in Managing the Instructional Program

Eshetu Kibret Emiru*

*Lecture in Debre Markos University, Ethiopia. Email: eshetu.kibret98@gmail.com, mobile: +251911059812

Accepted 16 March 2020

In recent decades, much has been given to educational leadership. This increasing discourse stems from the popularized claim that effective leadership makes a significant difference to school performance and student outcomes. Thus, the present paper provides a narrative review of the article published under the title of “Instructional leadership: The role of heads of schools in managing the instructional program”. This review aimed at identifying the strengths and flaws of the article so that it becomes imputes for future studies. The reviewed study was conducted in Iringa urban six secondary schools of Tanzania. The study aimed at investigates the instructional leadership (IL) practices of heads of secondary schools in managing the instructional program to enhance classroom instruction and student learning. The appraised study was guided by the qualitative framework, mainly on a case study design. The study data were generated from interviews, focus group discussions, and observations from heads of secondary schools (HoSs), senior academic masters/mistresses (SAMs), teachers, and students. The study findings confirm that HoSs, SAMs, teachers, and students were not familiar with the concept of instructional leadership. Likewise, the instructional program was not effectively managed as heads of departments were not involved in curriculum coordination, syllabi were not covered on time, and HoSs did not undertake classroom observations or engage in a review of curriculum materials. Accordingly, in spite of the article was written in line with qualitative research protocols, it overlooked ethical issues which is an impetus of qualitative studies so that it absence lessens the empirical power of the study.

Key words: Qualitative review, Article review, Instructional leadership, Practices

Cite This Article As: Eshetu KE (2020). Instructional leadership: the Role of Heads of Schools in Managing the Instructional Program. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 8(2): 37-40