Kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di Daerah Samarahan, Sarawak

The purpose of the study is to determine the leadership style of principals of secondary school in District of Samarahan, Sarawak and their influence on teachers commitment. The cross-sectional survey method using standardized-item questionnaires was employed in this study. The respondents consist o...

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Kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di Daerah Samarahan, Sarawak
description The purpose of the study is to determine the leadership style of principals of secondary school in District of Samarahan, Sarawak and their influence on teachers commitment. The cross-sectional survey method using standardized-item questionnaires was employed in this study. The respondents consist of 260 teachers choosen randomly from 8 schools in District of Samarahan, Sarawak. The Instructional Leadership Survey Questionnaire by Lahui-Ako (2001) was used to measure the dimensions of Instructional leadership. While the Diagnostic Assessment of School and Principal Effectiveness (DASPE) by Ebmeier (1990) was used to measure teachers' commitment in school. Four null hypotheses were developed and tested using t-test, Anova and Pearson correlation. The finding of the study showed that instructional leadership influenced by a simple commitment of teachers, especially in the dimensions of promoting a positive learning environment that is r=.31, p <.01, while the dimensions of monitoring and providing feedback to teachers has a negatively correlation r = -. 27. The study also showed the lowest correlation of r= .044, p <.01 is the dimension of defining and disseminating information on the school.
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title Kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di Daerah Samarahan, Sarawak
title_short Kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di Daerah Samarahan, Sarawak
title_full Kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di Daerah Samarahan, Sarawak
title_fullStr Kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di Daerah Samarahan, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di Daerah Samarahan, Sarawak
title_sort kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di daerah samarahan, sarawak
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spelling my-uum-etd.43062016-04-28T00:54:17Z Kepimpinan pengajaran pengetua dan hubungannya dengan komitmen guru-guru sekolah menengah di Daerah Samarahan, Sarawak 2011 Zabariah, Saad Mustafa, Ismail College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) College of Arts and Sciences LB2801-3095 School administration and organization The purpose of the study is to determine the leadership style of principals of secondary school in District of Samarahan, Sarawak and their influence on teachers commitment. The cross-sectional survey method using standardized-item questionnaires was employed in this study. The respondents consist of 260 teachers choosen randomly from 8 schools in District of Samarahan, Sarawak. The Instructional Leadership Survey Questionnaire by Lahui-Ako (2001) was used to measure the dimensions of Instructional leadership. While the Diagnostic Assessment of School and Principal Effectiveness (DASPE) by Ebmeier (1990) was used to measure teachers' commitment in school. Four null hypotheses were developed and tested using t-test, Anova and Pearson correlation. The finding of the study showed that instructional leadership influenced by a simple commitment of teachers, especially in the dimensions of promoting a positive learning environment that is r=.31, p <.01, while the dimensions of monitoring and providing feedback to teachers has a negatively correlation r = -. 27. The study also showed the lowest correlation of r= .044, p <.01 is the dimension of defining and disseminating information on the school. 2011 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/4306/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/4306/1/s805324.pdf text eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/4306/13/s805324_abstract.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Ary, D., Jacobs, LC., Razaveigh, A. (2002). Introduction to research in education (6th ed.). Wadsworth:Thomson Learning. Bass, B.M. (1985). Leadership and performance beyond expectations. New York: Free Press. Bevoise, W.D. (1984). 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