The Principal's Influence as a Professional Learning Leader on The Professional Learning of Fully Residential School Teachers in the South Zone

Abstract

:One of the focuses of Malaysia Education Blueprint (2013-2025) is continuous professional learning to enhance the quality of the teaching profession. With this intention, the school principal needs to carry out their role as a learning leader to provide focus on learning and ensure teachers and students receive new knowledge and skills in line with today's education. Professional learning for teachers is activities that are essential to enhance knowledge, skills, and values for improving the teachers’ teaching and learning practices.  This research aims to identify the role of school principals as professional learning leaders in leading the professional learning of teachers in South Malaysia’s boarding schools. Additionally, this research aims to identify the relationship between the school principals’ role as professional learning leaders and the impact of the principal’s authority over the teachers. This research is quantitatively based ona survey method of 1,033 respondents and 285 sample teachers. The data obtained has been analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). Descriptive and inferential analysis have been used to answer the research problems and hypotheses. The result of this research shows that the principal's role as a professional learning leader leaders and teachers professional learning is high. Furthermore, the results of this research show that there is a significant correlation between principals’ roles as professional learning leaders and teachers’ professional learning. The implications of this study can contribute to knowledge and understanding of the principal's role as a professional learning leader and its relationship with teachers' professional learning.