CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF QUALITIES, TYPES AND COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP AND ITS APPLICABILITY IN THE CONTEXT OF LEADING PUBLIC COMPULSORY SCHOOLS IN UZBEKISTAN.

Abstract

Management and leadership penetrate all aspects of the teaching and learning process and can make significant changes at educational institutions to a positive or negative side. Bush (2008) states that the quality of educational leadership greatly influences the school and student results. Today in most countries effective leadership is considered important and thus specific training is done for the school leaders. It seems obvious today, however, until recently in my country school principals were elected from among teachers without any training before the position and never had training during the role as a leader. In this essay, communication, qualities and types of leadership are analyzed based on theory and practice of an experienced manager in the field. It is analyzed on the applicability in primary, secondary and high compulsory schooling in Uzbekistan. The aim of the schooling is to provide the same government standard education to all the learners aged 7-17. In this essay, some of the used literature of educational leadership are reviewed. Theory and actual practice are analyzed and compared, followed by analysis of issues and conclusion.