This chapter discusses the idea of leadership especially at schools from the Islamic perspective. It also highlights some strategies to become an effective principal who can lead effectively and be emulated by all school members. In every movement, word, and action, a good principal should uphold Islamic values which have been modelled by the Rasulullah SAW through his teachings and Sunnah. A good principal should have positive influence to all school members by encouraging them to move together developing the school. The roles of a school principal as a leader are very important especially in helping the school members improving the quality of education and shaping the religious characters of the school community. An effective principal is not only playing the roles of a successful teacher that can be emulated by others, but also as a leader who is respected for his leadership and good behaviours.
Focusing on attitude toward teaching strategies and promoting collaboration in teaching reading have been widely acknowledged to have impact on students’ achievement and attitude. This study explores the students’ attitude toward the implementation of CSR. Conducted under qualitative research design, this study involved 21 high school students who were classified into low- and high-achievers. To collect the data, the study administered a set of instruments: questionnaire, and interview. The data from the questionnaire were analysed by determining the means of the items and percentages of the students’ responses, and the interview data were analysed qualitatively. The findings from questionnaire and interview were in line with the students’ reading performance in which the high achievers gave more “agree” responses. They believed that CSR helped them develop their reading comprehension in terms of determining main idea, and increasing vocabularies. However, for the low achieving group, the only effect of CSR was the acknowledgement of its contribution to their increase in vocabulary. The study offers recommendations for teaching practice as well as for further research.
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