Are Asian Principals Capable to Lead-Cases from India, Malaysia and Thailand?

Abstract

The study examines Malaysian, Indian and Thai teachers' perception of the leadership capacities of their principals. One hundred and seventy seven teachers from Malaysia, one hundred and seventy two teachers from India and one hundred sixty four teachers from Thailand participated in the study. Questionnaire titled 'My Principals' Leadership Capacities' specifically developed for this research by researcher was used to collect data. Findings showed that perception of teachers differed significantly in these three Asian countries. Perception of Thai teachers about leadership capacities of their principal was negative while Malaysian and Indian teachers' perception was positive in all six ISLLC standards.