INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH

The Role of Leadership in Improving the Quality of Teacher Education: The Case of Dr. Abdulmajid Hussein College of Teacher Education

By Mohammed Abdi Obolos

A Thesis Submitted to University of Greenwich and International Leadership Institute in Partial Fulfillment for the Degree of Master in Transformational Leadership and Change

October 2011

Jijiga

Contents I. Table of Content .................................................................................................................. 2

List of Tables 4 II. Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................. 5 III. Abstract ............................................................................................................................ 6

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Background of the study............................................................................................................ 8 1.2 Statement of the problem ...................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Objectives of the study........................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Significance of the study..................................................................................................... 11 1.5. Limitations of the study ..................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER II – Review of Related Literature .......................................................................... 12 2.1 Trait Theories