Abstract

Author:
Tee Bee Tin, Jamilah Ahmad

Doi: 10.26480/mmhj.01.2022.01.06

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Transformational leadership is a leadership style in which charismatic, knowledgeable, skilled leaders express their vision through effective communication and ensure the organization’s vision is achieved. They are always visionary, adapt to change and always motivate and inspire their subordinates. Apart from having extensive experience, appointed private school principals have attended various trainings and courses related to school leadership and management. Even with what they have been through, there are various issues related to the competence of private high school principals in Malaysia. This study aims to examine the transformational leadership practices of principal, analyze the challenges and implementation of strategies for the transformational leadership practices of private secondary school principals in Johor. The Follow-up Explanatory Combination Study Method uses a sequential explanatory study design. There are three instruments used which are questionnaires, interviews and observations. This study involved 255 people as respondents in the quantitative study, while for the qualitative study, 4 principals were involved as participants, while all administrators, teachers and students from four schools were involved in the observation process. The quantitative data analysis using IBM SPSS Statistic 23 and N-Vivo 12 for qualitative data. The findings of the study show that principals of private secondary schools in Johor have charisma, proactive and inspirational motivation. They practice the four dimensions of transformational leadership which are determining the direction, developing people, structuring the organization and managing the instructional program.