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Journal of Asian Vocational Education and Training
Vol. 10, pp. 1-16, 2017
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ISSN 2005-0550
A New TVET Leadership Model: Combination of
Innovative and Instructional Paradigms
Irdayanti Mat Nashir*, Ramlee Mustapha
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
*Corresponding author: irdayanti@ftv.upsi.edu.my
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to determine the constructs to develop a new model of innovative instructional
leadership for polytechnics system in Malaysia. The study used Hallinger and Murphy theories as the
main underpinning leadership development framework. This study has utilized a model development
approach as its research design. In an earlier stage, a modified Delphi technique was used to gather
initial data regarding innovative instructional leadership. Eleven experts were selected based on their
expertise and experience. They confirmed 13 constructs for the new innovative instructional TVET
leadership model. Besides the experts, a stratified random sampling was used to select the polytechnic
lecturers. A new instrument was developed which consisted of 13 constructs and 185 items and it was
distributed to the lecturers in the selected polytechnics to verify the proposed constructs of the
innovative instructional leadership. The empirical data collected were analyzed using descriptive and
inferential statistics that included confirmatory factor analysis. Alarming results showed that the
lecturers at the polytechnics disagreed that their administrators possessed the innovative instructional
leadership particularly related to strategic thinking, innovative thinking and network management. In
addition, the study also found that the administrators of the polytechnics have only moderate level of
innovative instructional leadership for most of the constructs. Based on the confirmatory factor
analysis, it was found that only 65 items out of 185 items that are valid to measure the innovative
instructional leadership in the polytechnics system in Malaysia. In conclusion, this study confirmed the
importance of innovative instructional leadership in the polytechnic system in Malaysia. The usage of
this model is expected to map the leadership competence of the polytechnics adminstrators.
Keywords: Technical and Vocational Educational and Training (TVET), innovative instructional
TVET leadership model, polytechnics, modified Delphi technique, Malaysia