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    Faculty and students’ perspectives regarding effective leadership in nursing colleges: a case of Kamuzu College of Nursing and Daeyang College of Nursing in Malawi
    (2016-05-01) Kapasule Uzeni-Phiri, Nemma
    Leadership in the nursing colleges is regarded as the single most important factor in the success or failure of institutions. It is not surprising that the ways in which nursing colleges might improve performance across all their activities has increasingly been viewed in terms of leadership. This study aimed at exploring the perspectives of faculty and students regarding effective institutional leadership in nursing colleges. The objectives were to, establish faculty and students’ understanding regarding institutional leadership and leadership styles; understand faculty and students’ perspectives on the effect of institutional leadership on motivation of subordinates: to establish students’ and faculty understanding of students learning in relation to institutional leadership. This study utilized a comparative descriptive qualitative approach. Purposive sampling technique was employed and a semi-structured questionnaire was used as an instrument to obtain data from 19 responds through face-to-face interviews. Qualitative data was analyzed using thematic content analysis approaches. Results show that transformational leadership style is the most effective form of leadership in the nursing colleges of Malawi. In addition, the study revealed that institutional leadership has an effect on faculty and students’ motivation in relation to the extent of enthusiasm towards teaching and learning respectively. Therefore people in leadership should be sensitive to the needs of both faculty and students to effectively improve students’ learning outcomes. Nursing College leadership should strive to accord a free working and learning environment without fear and favor in order to keep both students and faculty motivated to learn and teach.