A study on leadership styles and teacher job satisfaction of Lin Xia foreign language school in Gansu province of China /
The purpose of this study is to examine the perceived leadership styles of school principal at LinXia Foreign Language School in GanSu Provice of China and the relationship between leadership styles and teacher job satisfaction. This study is a quantitative study that utilized existing instruments t...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur :
International Islamic University Malaysia,
2012
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| Online Access: | Click here to view 1st 24 pages of the thesis. Members can view fulltext at the specified PCs in the library. |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study is to examine the perceived leadership styles of school principal at LinXia Foreign Language School in GanSu Provice of China and the relationship between leadership styles and teacher job satisfaction. This study is a quantitative study that utilized existing instruments to measure perceived leadership styles called the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (Bass and Avolio, 1994) and the Teacher Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (Lester, 1984). A quantitative questionnaire using Likert-type scales was administered to 73 teachers in LinXia Foreign Language School, of whom 70 responded. The result of this study revealed that teachers of LinXia Foreign Language School were moderately satisfied with their job in school and the principal exhibited both transformational and transactional leadership styles. The result also shows that there is positive correlation between both transformational and transactional leadership styles and teacher job satisfaction. Thus, the school principal was more exhibited the transformational leadership style. |
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| Item Description: | Abstract in English and Arabic. "A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Education (Educational Administration)."--On t.p. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 107 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-96). |