Leadership Styles and School Management Practices: A Qualitative Exploration of Educational Leadership at Bisag Elementary School

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  • Reneboy Robles Northeastern College, Santiago City, Isabela Author

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https://doi.org/10.64358/sih.v2i1.85

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educational leadership, school management, leadership styles, school governance, instructional leadership, qualitative research, elementary education

Abstract

Abstract

Educational leadership plays a critical role in shaping school effectiveness, teacher performance, and learner outcomes. This study explored the leadership styles and school management practices employed at Bisag Elementary School and examined how these leadership approaches influence school operations, instructional delivery, teacher collaboration, and stakeholder engagement. Anchored on Transformational Leadership Theory and Distributed Leadership Theory, the study utilized a descriptive qualitative research design. Participants included school heads, teachers, parents, and selected stakeholders of Bisag Elementary School. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, observation notes, and document analysis. Braun and Clarke’s (2006) thematic analysis was employed in analyzing the gathered data. Findings revealed that educational leadership at Bisag Elementary School was characterized by collaborative decision-making, instructional support, relational leadership, and community-centered management practices. School leaders emphasized participatory governance, open communication, teacher empowerment, and learner-centered initiatives in managing school programs and operations. The findings further revealed that effective leadership practices strengthened teacher motivation, organizational collaboration, and stakeholder participation. However, challenges such as limited resources, workload demands, administrative constraints, and geographical limitations affected the implementation of leadership and management practices. The study concludes that adaptive and participatory leadership approaches contribute significantly to positive school management and organizational effectiveness in rural school settings. Strengthening leadership development programs and institutional support mechanisms is recommended to sustain effective educational leadership practices in elementary schools.

Keywords: educational leadership, school management, leadership styles, school governance, instructional leadership, qualitative research, elementary education

 

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2026-05-23

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): Studies in Interdisciplinary Horizons

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