Needs Analysis Review: Constructs of Integrated Principal Leadership Model and Counselling Approach

Abstract

The needs analysis study was carried out to investigate the issues related to principal leadership and counselling that led to the need for constructing the Integrated Principal Leadership Model and Counselling Approach (M-KIPK) which was developed using the design and development research (DDR). This study was carried out qualitatively and quantitatively. In the needs analysis phase, data collection was conducted through questionnaires distributed to 282 participants from eight (8) MRSMs in Perak. Descriptive statistics namely frequency and percentage were used to analyse the data while the qualitative study involved interviews of 13 participants who have had experience in leadership and counselling. The findings showed that the participants’ confidence on the need for counselling approach in principal leadership practice and that counselling knowledge would improve the administrative quality of principals was high with mean values of 4.46 or 97.90% and 4.52 or 98.50% respectively. In conclusion, the construction of the M-KIPK Model is necessary in the management of the principal leadership in the school with the inclusion of the counselling constructs. Therefore, the implementation of the M-KIPK Model will assist principals in improving their leadership qualities.