Leadership and Management in Schools

Which one of the following philosophical views does not define leadership?

• A process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.

• Inspire others by way of managing, setting, and rearranging roles at work.

• Inspire others to pursue your visions to the extend that effort, vision and success are shared.

The correct sequence of process of leadership

• Influence, values, vision

• Values, influence, vision

• Influence, vision, values

Pick the wrong explanation for transactional leadership.

• Principals are challenging agents to their staff and students.

• Principal's authority are only limited to external initiatives.

• Principals are change agents to their respective schools.

This is not related to management process.

• Staffing

• Controlling

• Decision making

• Directing

Between centralized and decentralized educational management, which one is used by present modern educational system?

• Centralized educational management

• Decentralized educational management

• I don't know

Management focus more on individual importance.

• True

• False

• Maybe

These statements describes Transactional Leadership except?

• Allowing subordinates to make decision

• Extrinsic motivation through reward system

• Discourage independent thinking

• Inflexible and resistance to change

In Transactional Leadership, if individuals adequately meet the leader’s goals and expectations, they will be rewarded for their hard work. On the other hand, if they fail or violate these goals and expectations, they may face punishment. True or false?

• True

• False

Transactional leaders does not believe that their subordinates are ....?

• Hardworking

• Skillful

• Self-motivated

These are the roles of a transactional leader except ....?

• Focus on increasing efficiency

• Provide flexibility to his/her subordinates

• Establish and standardized practices

• Set goals and specific direction