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Investigating a multiple mediated-effects model of instructional leadership and teacher professional learning in the Malaysian School Context

A partial least squares analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID21784450
AuthorsLei Mee Thien (0000-0001-8626-9825, corresponding author), Shengnan Liu (0000-0002-3519-6985), Liu Qing Yee, Donnie Adams (0000-0001-7777-5187)
Year2023
Volume51
Issue4
Pages809-830
Publication date2023-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Management Administration & Leadership (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1741-1432 • E-ISSN: 1741-1440
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/17411432211009892
OpenAlexW3156751462
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited64

The poor student performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment has urged the Malaysian authorities to upskill teachers’ professional learning. However, little is known about how instructional leadership contributes to teacher professional learning, especially in the Malaysian context. This study seeks to investigate the direct relationship between principal instructional leadership and teacher professional learning through the mediating effects of teachers’ trust in the principal and self-efficacy in a multiple mediated-effects model. Data were collected from 335 primary and secondary school teachers in Penang, Malaysia. A partial least squares structural equation modelling approach was used for data analysis. The results found that the relationship between principal instructional leadership and teacher professional learning is mediated by teachers’ trust in the principal and self-efficacy. Implications for theory and knowledge are presented

Context effect · Educational leadership · Faculty Development · Instructional leadership · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Professional development · Professional learning community · Self-efficacy · Structural equation modeling · Teacher Leadership · Computer Science · Education and Islamic Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation

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Citations per year2,6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13

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