%0 Journal Article
%A Reissig, Steven PhD
%A Al Amer, Ahlam
%A BUILDING EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP CAPACITY WITHIN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN Steven Reissig, PhD Ahlam Al Amer Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Bahrain,
%D 2015
%F iab_repo:468
%I Institut Aminuddin Baki
%J PROCEEDINGS 3rd REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
%K education reform, educational leadership, educational leadership strategy
%P 37-52
%T BUILDING EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP CAPACITY WITHIN  THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT KINGDOM  OF BAHRAIN
%U http://eprints.iab.edu.my/v2/468/
%X There is a plethora of educational leadership theories as well as stories of individual  leaders having an impact upon organizations and education systems. This paper  describes how educational leadership at a system level was became the catalyst for  large-scale public school improvement in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This has been a  five (5) year journey and is ongoing. In this successful transformation of the system is  a story with an emphasis upon balancing ‘performance’ and ‘health’ maintaining a  close relationship between ‘support’ and ‘accountability’ at all levels. This paper  highlights a priority placed on educational leadership and describes seven levers  supporting on-going learning, improvement and innovation:(1) School, student  improvement; (2) Creating and maintaining a culture of professionalism; (3)  Leadership development and capacity building; (4) Re-designing organizational  structures; (5) Parent and community learning, support and engagement; (6)  Succession planning, including recruitment; and (7) Formal pathways and Cadre.  Central to the success at a system level has been the transformation of leaders’ mind  sets and behaviours. We refer to this transformation as a ‘commitment to action’;  leadership is located within a quasi-decentralized model sifting from a MoEcentralized  to a more school-focused model. This model encourages and empowers  existing school leaders to shift their learning and leadership from administrative to  instructional practices. This paper focuses on a case study: the Bahrain educational  leadership strategy. This strategy links with Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030  approved National Key Performance Indicators and Bahrain School Agenda.