INVESTIGATING ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS' PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

This study investigates the perception of academic administrators on the basic principles of educational leadership in higher education. The aim is to identify the principles that increase the level of effectiveness in academic works. A survey method was used to collect the data of the study. Questionnaires were distributed to academic administrators at the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The findings revealed that the principles of educational leadership could help enrich excellence in higher education institutions. Also, the principles of educational leadership are applicable in leveraging academic administrators’ leadership qualities in higher education institutions