Name of the University : IGNOU The People’s University
Department : School Leadership And Management
Degree : Post Graduate Diploma In School Leadership And Management
Subject Code/Name : Head Teachers as School Leaders
Year : 2016
Document Type : Question Paper
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Post Graduate Diploma In School Leadership & Management
Head Teachers As School Leaders
Time : 3 hours
Maximum Weightage : 70%
Note :
(i) All questions are compulsory.
(ii) All questions carry equal weightage.
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1. Answer the following in about 600 words :
a. What specific aspects of school policies need to be addressed to make schools responsive to the socio-economic changes taking place ?
OR
b. What is the role of the Head teacher in a school which focuses on equity and quality ? Substantiate your answer with examples from school context.
2. Answer the following in about 600 words :
a. How can the use of ‘management cycle’ help in improving the teaching learning process in school ? Discuss.
OR
b. ‘The school as an organisation has a specific purpose’. Explain the ‘specific purpose’ of a school and discuss the role of the Head teacher in accomplishing this purpose.
3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words :
(a) What is the meaning of the term ‘school culture’ ? Illustrate.
(b) How is ‘influencing others’ an important characteristic of leadership ?
(c) Develop a checklist for conducting staff meetings.
(d) Describe any three characteristics of the receivers which can help in communicating effectively.
(e) Explain the important components of the decision-making process.
(f) ‘Collaboration is an effective approach for conflict resolution. Discuss.
4. Answer the following in about 600 words :
a. What do you understand by ‘vision of a school’ ? How does the vision of a school help in determining its objectives and functions ?
b. Discuss with the help of a school you are familiar with.
Human Resource Development :
1. Answer the following in about 600 words :
a. What are the essential components of a Staff Development Plan ? Discuss it in the context of a school.
OR
b. What is meant by performance appraisal ? How can performance appraisals facilitate the following ?
(a) improved learning opportunities for pupils;
(b) faculty development.
2. Answer the following in about 600 words :
a. What do you mean by self-concept ? How can schools contribute to the development of selfconcept (esp. academic and social aspects) of children ? Give examples to support your answer.
OR
b. What are different approaches to personality ? How can schools help in nurturing the process of personality development in children ? Illustrate your answer with examples.
3. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each :
(a) What kind of baseline data are required for workforce planning of school staff ? Explain briefly.
(b) What are the two basic concepts in Transactional Analysis (TA) ? Explain with examples.
(c) What do you understand by the term ‘developmental supervision’ ? Clarify with examples.
(d) What is the correlation between ‘nature’ and ‘nurture’ in the context of human development ?
(e) What are the different types of school records ? Explain briefly.
(f) How is allocation of work different from delegation of work ?
4. Answer the following in about 600 words :
a. One of the principles of Staff Development Programme which is based on adult learning is ‘Adults tend to be problem centered rather than subject-centered learners’.
Head Teachers As School Leaders :
1. Answer the following in about 600 words :
What specific aspects of school policies need to be addressed to make schools responsive to the socio-economic changes taking place ?
OR
What is the role of the Head teacher in a school which focuses on equity and quality ?
Substantiate your answer with examples from school context.
2. Answer the following in about 600 words :
How can the use of ‘management cycle’ help in improving the teaching learning process in school ? Discuss.
OR
‘The school as an organisation has a specific purpose’. Explain the ‘specific purpose’ of a school and discuss the role of the Head teacher in accomplishing this purpose.
3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words :
(a) What is the meaning of the term ‘school culture’ ? Illustrate.
(b) How is ‘influencing others’ an important characteristic of leadership ?
(c) Develop a checklist for conducting staff meetings.
(d) Describe any three characteristics of the receivers which can help in communicating effectively.
(e) Explain the important components of the decision-making process.
(f) ‘Collaboration is an effective approach for conflict resolution. Discuss.
4. Answer the following in about 600 words :
What do you understand by ‘vision of a school’ ?
How does the vision of a school help in determining its objectives and functions ?
Discuss with the help of a school you are familiar with.