A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP MODELS: TOWARD A HYBRID FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL PRIVATE EDUCATION
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Comparative Education, Educational Leadership, Hybrid Leadership Model, Private Schooling, Systems Leadership, Transformational LeadershipAbstract
This study presents a comparative analysis of leadership and management models in two high-performing private educational institutions: Beaconhouse School System (Pakistan) and Institut Le Rosey (Switzerland). Grounded in established theoretical frameworks including Fullan’s moral purpose and change theory, Kotter’s leadership-management distinction, Carbery and Garavan’s leadership competencies, and Robinson’s instructional leadership, the study examines how leadership practices are shaped by contextual realities. This study employs a qualitative comparative case study design using secondary data and thematic analysis to explore leadership practices across contrasting institutional contexts. Using a qualitative comparative approach, the study identifies contrasting leadership paradigms: centralized strategic systems leadership at Beaconhouse and transformational, distributed leadership at Le Rosey. Findings indicate that while Beaconhouse achieves scalability and consistency through standardized governance and data-driven management, Le Rosey excels through relational trust, cultural adaptability, and personalized learning. The study argues that effective educational leadership is inherently context-sensitive and proposes a hybrid leadership model integrating strategic coherence with cultural agility. The findings contribute to the literature on global educational leadership and offer practical implications for policymakers and institutional leaders.
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