PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP STYLE AND TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY IN BASIC EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLS
Abstract
- The main aim of this study is to study the principal leadership style and teacherself- efficacy in Basic Education High School of Kyauktaga Township in Bago region. Specific aims are 1) to study the principal's leadership style based on teacher perceptions, 2) to study the teachers' self - efficacy based on teachers' perceptions, 3) to study the relationship between the principal's leadership style and teachers' self-efficacy. A total of 211 teachers from Basic Education High Schools located in Kyauktaga Township in Bago region, were selected to participate in this study. In this study, quantitative and qualitative research methodologies were used. Two sets of questionnaires were used to investigate principal's leadership style and teachers' self-efficacy (Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire from 5X developed by Bass and Avolio (1995) and teacher self- efficacy developed by Bandura (1986).The reliability coefficient Cronbach's alpha of principal's leadership style was 0.92 and Cronbach's alpha of teachers' self-efficacy was 0.95.Using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 22, Descriptive statistics, One-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the data obtained. The research findings show that high school principals in Kyauktaga Township often used each leadership styles. And it was found that teachers were high level in their teachers' self-efficacy. There were statistically significant relationship between transformational leadership style and teacher self-efficacy and between transactional leadership style and teacher self-efficacy.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Lei Kyi Phyu
Subject
- Educational Theory
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)