Instructional leadership practices, teaching effectiveness, and efficiency among Chinese higher vocational teacher

This study determined the relationships among instructional leadership practices, teaching effectiveness, and efficiency among Chinese higher vocational teachers to propose an enhanced faculty development program.It utilized a descriptive-correlational research design.The researcher randomly selected a sample of 425 higher education teachers with different academic qualifications and teaching experiences and utilized a questionnaire to comprehensively understand their instructional leadership practices, as well as the impact of these practices on teaching effectiveness and efficiency.The findings revealed that vocational teachers agree exhibiting instructional leadership practices as to planning and organization, support and guidance, and assessment and feedback.They also agree that they are effective in teaching when it comes to knowledge acquisition and application, and establishing effective teaching and learning environment and interaction; however, they disagree on being effective in terms of promoting positive attitude and motivation for learning.Furthermore, they agree that they are efficient in the classroom, and in providing after-school instructional support, as well as in effectively utilizing multimedia and other technological tools to improve teaching quality.There is a significant difference on instructional support and guidance and on attitude and motivation for learning when grouped according to sex, and on organization and planning in terms of highest education.In addition, there are no significant correlations among instructional leadership practices, teaching effectiveness, and efficiency, which means that a change in the variable of instructional leadership practices is not linked to and cannot predict a change in teaching effectiveness and efficiency.This descriptive research offered valuable insights into the instructional leadership practices among higher vocational teachers, enhancing understanding of the factors influencing teaching effectiveness and efficiency.It has been recommended for teachers to participate actively in training and development on further enhancing their teaching effectiveness in promoting a more positive attitude and motivation for learning.