The relationship between administrative academic staff's leadership styles and their level of emotional intelligence: a case study in UiTM Sarawak / Sueb Ibrahim

As the context of leadership is changing, to lead effectively will be critical to the long term success of organizations. Therefore, academic leaders at higher education institutions need to combine several leadership qualities in order to succeed. Academic leaders have to develop their rational in establishing which leadership style will result to high performance outcomes and leadership effectiveness. Thus, the nature of the leader's emotional connectedness to others is apparently in the growing interest in numerous studies on the effect of emotional intelligence on leadership. Moreover, at present, there seems to be increasingly attention being given to organizational life and leadership and general agreement about the need to incorporate the role of emotion into research on academic leaders at higher education institutions. Research on effective leadership and emotional intelligence is growing. Yet, there still remains a gap on the relationships that exist between leadership and emotional intelligence especially at higher education institutions such as colleges and universities. Utilizing these connections, the main aim of this study was to identify the relationship of administrative academic staff’s leadership styles and their level of emotional intelligence. This study utilized the quantitative approach in gathering the data for this study. A total of 20 administrative academic staff of UiTM Sarawak participated in this study. Two adapted research instruments that were used for this study were Bass and Avolio's Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ5X Form) that identified the administrative academic staff’s leadership styles, and Mayer - Salovey - Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) as used to operationalize emotional intelligence. The findings of this study were as follow. First, it indicated that the administrative academic staff perceived themselves as exhibiting a highly transformational leadership style as compared to the other two leadership styles, namely transactional and laissez- faire. Second, it revealed that the administrative academic staff assessed themselves as demonstrating more o

Self-perceived emotional intelligence in leadership of administrative academic staff / Sueb Ibrahim

Research on effective educational leadership and emotional intelligence is growing. There still remains a gap in the relationship that exists between emotional intelligence and educational leadership especially at higher education institutions such as colleges and universities. The main aim of this study was to identify the self-perceived emotional intelligence in leadership of a university’s administrative academic staff. A total of 20 (out of 26) administrative academic staff participated in this study. Two research instruments that were adapted for this study were Bass and Avolio’s Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ5X Form) and Mayer - Salovey - Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). The findings indicated that the administrative academic staff perceived themselves as exhibiting a highly transformational leadership style as compared to the other two leadership styles, namely, transactional and laissez- faire. The findings also revealed that the administrative academic staff assessed themselves as demonstrating more on managing emotions as compared to the other three emotional branches, namely perceiving emotions, facilitating emotions, and understanding emotions. It also revealed that there was a weak but significant relationship between the transactional leadership relationship and emotional intelligence while the other two leadership styles did not indicate any significant relationshi

Examining the relationship between principals' leadership style and their level of emotional intelligence / Lau Ngee Kiong and Sueb Ibrahim

As the context of leadership is changing, to lead effectively will be critical to the longterm success of organizations. Therefore, school principals will need to combine several leadership qualities in order to succeed. School principals have to develop their rational in establishing which leadership style will result to high performance outcomes and leadership effectiveness. Thus, the nature of the leader's emotional connectedness to others is apparently in the growing interest in numerous studies on the effect of emotional intelligence on leadership. Moreover, at present, there seems to be increasing attention being given to organizational life and leadership and general agreement about the need to incorporate the role of emotion into research on educational leaders. To be effective school leaders in pursuit of effective leadership, there should be a significant link between principals' leadership style and their level of emotional intelligence and how this link can be a driving force that can bring an impact on their leadership effectiveness. Moreover, to build the leadership capacity necessary for effective leadership, school principals will not only need to possess effective leadership style, but also well-developed social and emotional skills. A high IQ can do much to resolve leadership challenges; however, without allowing the heart to intervene, one is at disadvantage in being an effective leader (Chemise & Adler, 2000; Goleman, 1995; Ryback, 1998). Therefore, utilizing these connections, this study seeks to identify the connection of principal's leadership style and emotional intelligence. The main aim of this study was to identify the relationship between principals' leadership style and their level of emotional intelligence. Although research on emotional intelligence and effective leadership is growing, there still remains a gap on the relationships that exist between emotional intelligence and leadership. This study saugh

The relationship of school principals' leadership styles and emotional intelligence on school effectiveness / Sueb Ibrahim

Research on effective leadership and emotional intelligence is growing. Yet, there still remains a gap on the relationships that exist between leadership and emotional intelligence especially on school effectiveness. Utilizing these connections, the main aim of this study was to identify the relationship of principals' leadership style and emotional intelligence and on school effectiveness. This study utilized both quantitative and qualitative approaches in gathering the data for this study. A total of 115 school principals participated in this study for the quantitative analysis while 8 school principals participated in the qualitative analysis. A focus group interview was also conducted for the development of the School Effectiveness Indicator Instrument (SEII) that measured the level of school effectiveness. Two other instruments that were adapted for this study were Bass and Avolio's Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ5X Form) that identified the principals' leadership styles, and Mayer - Salovey - Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) was used to operationalize emotional intelligence. The findings of this study are as follow. First, it indicated that the principals perceived themselves as exhibiting a highly transformational leadership style as compared to the other two leadership styles, namely transactional and laissez- faire. Second, it revealed that the principals assessed themselves as demonstrating more on managing emotions as compared to the other three emotional branches namely perceiving emotions, facilitating emotions, and understanding emotions. Third, it depicted that over the three years (2007 -2009), the schools in Sarawak occupied the three lower bands of school namely Band 3 (Fairly Low), Band 4 (Satisfactory) and Band 5 (High). Fourth, it revealed that there was a weak but significant relationship between the transactional leadership relationship and emotional intelligence while the other two leadership styles did not indicate any significant relationship. Fifth, there was no evidence to believe that principals' leadership style scores was significantly related to school effectiveness. Sixth, the findings indicated the existence of significant relationships between EI branches and school effectiveness. Seventh, there was no significant relationship between gender and leadership style scores. Eighth, findings indicated no significant relationship between salary grade and leadership style scores and finally, in terms of gender and salary grade, there was no significant difference in the EI as a whole. From the findings of the study, training and other professional development programmes may be more precisely formulated to empower secondaryschool principals in Sarawak and also in Malaysia as a whole. It also proposes some dimensions and indicators for school effectiveness that can be used as guidelines in measuring the level of school effectiveness in Malaysian schools

An investigation into Universiti Teknologi MARA pre-commerce students’ perspectives on second language learning / Caesar Dealwis, Baljinder Singh Maghar Singh and Sueb Ibrahim

This paper reports on an exploratory study which aims to investigate learners’ perceptions on language learning in two UiTM campuses in the state of Sarawak. The researchers were guided by the research question – What are the ideas of UiTM students on language learning in terms of the following aspects: the usefulness of the various language learning activities; the nature of language learning; the ideal language learning situation; and how they learn English. The study also aimed to find out if there are differences in students’ perceptions, in particular between male and female, and between students in Mukah and Samarahan campuses respectively. The findings indicate that the respondents from both campuses do possess diverse perspectives on language learning, thus reflecting their different learning styles and orientation

Trainee teachers’ readiness towards 21st century teaching practices / Norezan Ibrahim … [et al.]

Teaching practicum is a component in preparing a student to be a beginner teacher. Yet there are a lot of preparations needed for the trainee teacher before he or she could teach in a school. A lack of preparation at the institution level could significantly affect trainee teachers’ readiness to teach in schools. Students who are not well-prepared for teaching assignments could became stressed due to high expectations from their supervisors. This study aimed to investigate the level of trainee teachers’ readiness and the challenges encountered during teaching practice. A total of 160 questionnaires were distributed to final year Education students who had completed their teaching practice. A descriptive research design was employed which utilized survey method to analyse teaching experiences of trainee teachers at the Faculty of Education, UiTM. The findings showed a high level of readiness among trainee teachers. An important finding from the data showed that students needed more individual attention be the most predominant challenge in teaching practice among the participants. This study sheds light into the crucial needs to help trainees teachers to raise the standard of teaching and to develop world-class teaching capabilities needed for classroom instructions in the 21st century millenium

Focus Group Interview as a Means to Determine School Effectiveness Indicators / Sueb Ibrahim ...[et al.]

The growth of interest in school effectiveness has been striking and is gaining momentum. Similarly in Malaysia, school effectiveness has become a dominant theme in contemporary educational reform and development. Thus, the growing concern about educational reform has resulted in a wide variety of school effectiveness interventions, initiatives and strategies. Although school effectiveness has become the central focus in most schools, there is still a strong need to determine the constructs or dimensions that are suitable to measure school effectiveness in Malaysian secondary schools. In this study, a focus group interview consisting of eight selected excellent and senior school principals were conducted. The findings from the focus group interview indicated 5 indicators for school effectiveness which comprised academic performance, school programme, organizational effectiveness, learning environment and school achievement. The findings also indicated 15sub-indicators for school effectiveness consisting of curriculum, public exam, student assessment, academic programme, co-curriculum programme, student development, resource management, technology advancement, data and information management, teaching and learning, community relation, staff professional development,, award and recognition, innovation and niche are

Students’ perceptions towards multimedia elements in Sounds and Pronounce Interactive Software (SPISE) for English / Sueb Ibrahim, John Francis Noyan, Lilly Metomand, Ismariani Ismail and Lenny Yusrina Bujang Khedif

This paper presents students’ perceptions towards multimedia elements in Sounds and Pronounce Interactive Software (SPISE) for English. SPISE is an interactive multimedia software, which attempts to introduce learners to the English phonetic system. It is a learning aid that teaches learners the correct pronunciation of English words. The collection of data for this research paper involved the administration of questionnaires to 74 students of SK TASUDA (Tan Sri Sulaiman Daud), Kuching, Sarawak, comprising Primary 5 and 6 students. Prior to the distribution of questionnaires, the participants were guided on how to use SPISE, and they experienced learning the English phonetics using the software. From the findings, high responses were obtained for the software’s interface, text, graphic, audio, interactivity and effectiveness (above 3.80). In addition, as SPISE promotes self-directed learning by providing immediate feedback, the students found the learning fun and interactive. Hence, it could be concluded that SPISE is a useful, fun and interactive software for a teaching and learning aid, which could help learners master their English phonetics

Examining the relationship between principals leadership style and their level of emotional intelligence / Prof. Madya Dr. Ngee Kiong Lau and Sueb Hj. Ibrahim

As the context of leadership is changing, to lead effectively will be critical to the long term success of organizations. Therefore, school principals will need to combine several leadership qualities in order to succeed. School principals have to develop their rational in establishing which leadership style will result to high performance outcomes and leadership effectiveness. Thus, the nature of the leader's emotional connectedness to others is apparently in the growing interest in numerous studies on the effect of emotional intelligence on leadership. Moreover, at present, there seems to be increasing attention being given to organizational life and leadership and general agreement about the need to incorporate the role of emotion into research on educational leaders.To be effective school leaders in pursuit of effective leadership, there should be a significant link between principals' leadership style and their level of emotional intelligence and how this link can be a driving force that can bring an impact on their leadership effectiveness. Moreover, to build the leadership capacity necessary for effective leadership, school principals will not only need to possess effective leadership style, but also well-developed social and emotional skills. A high IQ can do much to resolve leadership challenges; however, without allowing the heart to intervene, one is at disadvantage in being an effective leader (Chemise & Adler, 2000; Goleman, 1995; Ryback, 1998). Therefore, utilizing these connections, this study seeks to identify the connection of principal's leadership style and emotional intelligence

An Investigation into Universiti Teknologi MARA Pre-Commerce Students’ Perspectives on Second Language Learning

This paper reports on an exploratory study which aims to investigate learners’ perceptions on language learning in two UiTM campuses in the state of Sarawak. The researchers were guided by the research question – What are the ideas of UiTM students on language learning in terms of the following aspects: the usefulness of the various language learning activities; the nature of language learning; the ideal language learning situation; and how they learn English. The study also aimed to find out if there are differences in students’ perceptions, in particular between male and female, and between students in Mukah and Samarahan campuses respectively. The findings indicate that the respondents from both campuses do possess diverse perspectives on language learning, thus reflecting their different learning styles and orientations