Challenges Faced by School Leaders in Educational Management Report

This report examines the significant challenges school leaders face in today's educational environment, focusing on three key areas: ensuring consistent good teaching and learning, integrating a balanced curriculum, and managing student behavior, attendance, and resources. The report, drawing on research from various sources, highlights the complexities and interconnectedness of these challenges, particularly within the context of Aminiyya School in the Maldives. It explores the underlying reasons for these issues, such as limited resources, student learning attitudes, and curriculum changes, and proposes practical strategies to overcome them. These strategies include employing both participative and autocratic leadership styles, providing differentiated instruction, and fostering a positive school environment. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of proactive leadership, effective resource management, and a focus on holistic student development to address these challenges and improve educational outcomes.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................3
EXPLANATION OF CHALLENGES FACED............................................................................................3
REASONS.....................................................................................................................................................4
OVERCOME.................................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
In the modern era, teaching can be termed as one of the most complicated task to
perform. As per the view of Burns and Shadoian-Gersing, (2010) teaching is complicated
because the teacher needs to understand the need and learning style of every student and develop
effective strategies for overall growth and development. Teacher also plays very important role
in development of a student by making him/her learn new things, acquire new concepts and
enhance knowledge base. The present research report highlights the key issues or challenges
which are being faced by schools leaders at the time of offering their services. In depth
explanation of three major challenges along with their reasons is mentioned in the present study.
Apart from this, the key strategies which can be used to overcome the issues are also highlight in
this research.
EXPLANATION OF CHALLENGES FACED
Ensuring consistently good teaching and learning – According to the view point of Kabilan,
(2013) one of the most important issue or challenge which has been faced by teachers is related
to ensuring the consistency of good learning and teaching. Aminiyya School is a very popular
school which is located in Male, the capital city of Maldives. Here, the teachers are required to
make changes in their teaching style on regular basis in order to ensure that students are learning
with consistency. Sharma and et. al., 2013 has explained that teachers need to identify the
learning style of students in Aminiyya School and then provide learning on the basis of the same.
This sometimes becomes very challenging as the school start doubting the productivity of
teachers when they are not able to generate desired outcomes. .
Integrating a sound grasp of basic knowledge and skills within a broad and balanced
curriculum- It can be termed as another major issue which has been faced by teachers in
Aminiyya School. According to the view of Moosa, (2013) nowadays, teachers are not only
required to provide academic knowledge to students but they also required to ensure sure that a
student’s knowledge and skill set is also developed. Teachers or school leaders working at
Aminiyya School needs to develop such a kind of strategy which can help students to enhance
their overall knowledge and skill set along with academic knowledge.

Managing behavior and attendance; strategically managing resources and the
environment- The teachers working at Aminiyya School also face issue related to management.
Here, they need to encourage students to attain more and more classes. Furthermore, teachers
also need to make sure that the resources available are utilized and managed in the best possible
manner. Kiggundu, (2011) has explained that every school is available with limited amount of
resources and therefore effective management of those resources becomes very essential.
Teachers or leaders at Aminiyya School also face issues related to managing the behavior of
students. It can be stated that the students in selected college in Maldives sometimes behaves in
very unprofessional manner. Here, teachers face issue in developing strategies which can
encourage students to behave in appropriate manner and attend school on daily basis.
REASONS
It can be expressed that there are wide range of factors or reasons linked with the above
mentioned issues which has been faced by school leaders working at Aminiyya School. In order
to sustain in long run and obtain desired outcomes, it is required by teachers to work upon these
issues and overcome them in the best possible manner. One of the main reasons is limited
amount of resources which are available in front of teachers in Aminiyya School Maldives.
Nowadays, parents wants that instead of providing only academic knowledge, teachers should
give learning about the other aspects of life as well. This can help students to excel in both their
personal as well as professional life (Latheef and Gupta, 2007). As per the view of Ngang,
Abdulla and Mey, (2010) learning attitude of a student can affect the learning and teaching
which has been provided by teachers. It can be expressed that teachers are able to deliver more
effective training in situations where learning attitude of students is quite high. On the other side
of this, it becomes more complicated for teachers to obtain desired results when students have
negative attitude. The changing course curriculum is another reason which creates issues for
teachers in delivering quality of education.
Watson, K and Halse, C. M., 2005 has asserted that in the modern era, education has
become one of the most important thing for an individual in order to become successful in life.
At present the curriculum in Aminiyya School focuses on overall development of a student
instead of developing them only academically. The power of learning things and grasping them
is not same in every student. At the time of teaching in school it is the core responsibility of
teachers to make sure that each and every student is learning. Therefore, they have to maintain a

balance so that students who take much more time to learn and develop are also getting adequate
attention. Some student feels that education is of no use and their mind is diverted to other areas.
This results in increasing the number of absentees in school and also creates problems for
teachers.
According to the view of Duch, (2005) the key reason which can motivate a student to
remain absent from class is of the environment which has been developed in the class room.
Practices such as discrimination and harassment should be eliminated by teachers in order to deal
with issues related to behavior and attendance. Sometimes negative or wrong behavior of a
single student can results in increasing the number of absentees in classroom. Therefore, it is
required by teachers or leaders working at Aminiyya School to look after all the above
mentioned areas and develop appropriate strategies to overcome from the same.
OVERCOME
One of the best and most effective way to overcome from the issues and challenges
which has been faced by teachers working at Aminiyya School, (Maldives) is linked with style of
leadership. It can be stated that teachers can use both participative and autocratic leadership style
in order to overcome the identified issues and obtain suitable outcomes. As per the democratic or
participative style of leadership, teachers can encourage students and parents to give their views
and opinions. This will help teachers to identify the key teaching style or method which can be
used to provide teaching and learning to all students. In situations where fast decision making is
required, teachers at Aminiyya School can make use of autocratic style of leadership.
Apart from this, separate classes can be organized for the students who learn things with
slow place. This classes can be conducted after working hours or during recess time (Nasheeda,
2008). However, at the time of implementing this strategy, it will be required by teachers to
make sure that the students do not get overburdened with education as it will directly results in
increasing the rate of absenteeism. For the management of resources and environment, a team
can be developed whose work will be to ensure that resources are not getting exploited in any
circumstances. It can be also stated that the teachers at Aminiyya School are also facing
problems related to environment. For this purpose the school can go for strategy of developing
workplace in positive manner (Latheef and Gupta 2007). Strict rules and punishments can be
implemented for a student who indulge or promotes activities such as bullying and harassment.

On the other side of this, teachers need to make sure that they do not promote activities
such as discrimination among students in any case. Apart from course curriculum, indoor and
outdoor activities can be organized at regular intervals. Furthermore, with the help of these
activities, teachers can seek for developing skills such as time management, team working and
leadership among student which will help them in their future growth.
CONCLUSION
From the above carried out research report, it can be concluded that there are wide range
of issues and challenges which has been faced by teachers. The three major issues faced are
related to integrating a sound grasp of basic knowledge and skills, managing behavior and
attendance; ensuring consistently good teaching and learning. It can be concluded that these
challenges makes it very complicated for teachers to give their best and obtain the best possible
outcomes. Furthermore, it can be also inferred that nowadays teachers are being encouraged to
focus on overall development of students instead of rendering them with academic knowledge
base. In order to deal with these issues and challenges the teachers need to develop some
effective strategies. This includes maintaining a positive learning environment and eliminating
activities such as harassment and discrimination. On the other side of this, it can be also
concluded that in order to lower down the rate of absenteeism in school, teachers are being
required to maintain balances between students who are fast learners and who takes time to learn
new things. This will support in overall growth and development of the school and obtain the
best possible outcome.

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