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Relationship between Principals' Leadership Styles and Teachers' Behavior
Kazi Enamul Hoque1, Zarin Tasnim Raya2
1Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|February 25, 2023
Summary
Democratic leadership significantly impacts teachers
Area of Science:
- Educational Leadership
- Organizational Psychology
- Teacher Behavior Studies
Background:
- Effective school leadership requires aligning leadership styles with teacher behavior.
- Understanding the interplay between leadership styles and teacher behavior is crucial for fostering positive school environments.
- Previous research has explored various leadership styles, but specific associations with teacher behavior in the Malaysian context require further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between four leadership styles (instructional, democratic, transformational, and laissez-faire) and teachers' behavior in Malaysia.
- To determine which leadership styles are most effective in influencing teachers' emotional, psychometric, and pro-social behaviors.
- To provide guidance for Malaysian school principals on selecting appropriate leadership approaches.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative research methodology employing a survey technique.
- Data collection through administered questionnaires.
- Statistical analysis using descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, multiple regression, and ANOVA to examine relationships between variables.
Main Results:
- Principals demonstrated an average level of care towards teachers' emotional behavior.
- Democratic leadership style showed a significant positive relationship, explaining 28.5% of the variation in teachers' emotional behavior.
- Transformational leadership style had a weak but positive association with teachers' pro-social behavior, while instructional leadership, despite being highly perceived, did not show a significant relationship with emotional behavior.
Conclusions:
- Democratic leadership is effective in addressing teachers' emotional behavior.
- Instructional leadership, though prevalent, does not significantly impact teachers' emotional behavior.
- The findings suggest that Malaysian school principals should adopt a democratic leadership style to better engage with and influence teacher behavior.
Keywords:
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