Rethinking Reddin's Three-dimension Leadership Theory―The Effectiveness of School Leadership Under Curriculum Guidelines of 12-Year Basic Education in Taiwan

• Published in: School Administrators no. 126; pp. 24 - 41
• Main Authors: Wu, Zong-Yan, Chou, Pei-Hsuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Taipei School Administrators Research Association, R.O.C 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Educational leadership; Guidelines; Instructional Leadership; Leaders; Leadership Effectiveness; Reddin, Scholar W J; Theory; Taiwan
• DOI: 10.6423/HHHC.202003_(126).0002
• ISSN: 1606-8300

Scholar W. J. Reddin proposed The 3-D Management Style Theory in 1967. He put emphasis on leaders' behavior and especially leadership effectiveness during the leadership process, as well as the ability to respond to different situations. The theory contains task orientation, relationship orientation, and effectiveness. It is divided into four basic forms of leadership at the task and relationship level-Related, Integrated, Dedicated and Separated. The research focuses on the leadership effectiveness of school leaders under Curriculum Guidelines of 12-Year Basic Education in Taiwan (the abbreviated form is 108 curriculum guidelines) through the theory. In the research, we explore the 3-D Management Style Theory in depth, analyze the content of leadership effectiveness, and then link it with the leadership effectiveness of school leaders. Among the various kinds of leadership, curriculum leadership and instruction leadership is the key to the effectiveness of the leadership. Therefore, with the help of The 3-D