Transformational Leadership Style and School Transformation: The Case of Secondary Schools in Kuwait

Abstract

In education, transformational leadership is an approach to human resource management (HRM) that emphasizes the need to alter an organization's operations to accomplish the desired results. The prosperity of a nation depends in part on the knowledge and education of its citizens, but some countries, such as Kuwait, have inadequate secondary education, resulting in poor outcomes. This document demonstrates the significance of school transformation in Kuwait, where the primary author resides. Twenty-five semi-structured interviews were conducted to determine the most prevalent leadership style in secondary schools in Kuwait, the impact of transformational leadership on the transformation of secondary schools, and the factors that influence transformational leadership roles and practices in secondary schools. This investigation recommended that secondary schools in Kuwait overcome the challenges of transactional leadership and implement democratic, empowering, and non-authoritarian leadership styles so that teachers will be motivated and committed to an effective education process and schools will be transformed positively. This would contribute to realizing the country's Vision 2035 by stimulating the economy through the country's knowledgeable and educated citizens.