BARRIERS TO AND ENABLERS OF LEADING AND MANAGING ACTION RESEARCH AMONG THE SCHOOL LEADERS

Jeffri, Idris (2016) BARRIERS TO AND ENABLERS OF LEADING AND MANAGING ACTION RESEARCH AMONG THE SCHOOL LEADERS. JURNAL PENGURUSAN DAN KEPIMPINAN PENDIDIKAN JILID 29 Bil. 01 • OGOS 2016, 29 (1). pp. 36-39. ISSN 1511-4147

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Abstract

The article reports on a study of issues regarding the implementation of action research in schools. The study was carried out based on the concern that school leaders lacked in doing action research compared to teachers. It was considered important that school leaders themselves need to carry out action research not only to improve their practices but to motivate their teachers to do the research. The aim of the study was to find ways to effectively assist these school leaders to do action research. The study sought to find out the challenges faced by the school leaders and their needs to implement action research successfully. Data were collected from 132 school leaders from all over the country. These school leaders were purposefully invited and gathered at the researcher’s institute. They were divided into four groups where they were required to identify the challenges faced and the needs required. All the data were recorded and collected. Analysis was based on all the written feedbacks provided by each group to find the themes. It was discovered that lack of knowledge, lack of support and attitude were the main challenges faced by these school leaders. Training, mentoring, recognition and proper management were among the main needs. The study concluded that these school leaders recognized the importance of action research and they were willing to implement it. Therefore, it was recommended that more training should be provided as well as follow-up and follow-through initiatives to enable them implement action research successfully.

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