RELATIONSHIP AMONG TEACHERS’ PERSONALITY TRAITS, LEADERSHIP STYLES AND SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS
Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship among teachers’ personality, leadership styles and self-efficacy beliefs at Basic Education High Schools in Salin Township. A nonexperimental, descriptive research design provided the framework for this study. A total of 300 teachers from 8 high schools participated in this study. In order to collect and analyze quantitative data, three surveys were used to obtain the data needed from the samples. The instrument of “Big Five Inventory (BFI)” measured the 5 factors of teachers’ personality: “Extraversion”, “Openness”, “Neuroticism”, “Agreeableness” and “Conscientiousness”. Similarly, the “Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Form 5X (MLQ-5X)” measured the 3 subscales of teachers’ leadership styles: “Transformational Leadership Style”, “Transactional Leadership Style” and “Laissez-Faire Style”. Again, the instrument of “Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES)” measured the 3 dimensions of teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs: “Efficacy of Classroom Management”, “Efficacy of Student Engagement” and “Efficacy of Instructional Strategies”. Similarly, interviews were conducted with selected teachers to examine what personality traits teachers had, how they lead their students, and how they believed their abilities to manage their classrooms and instruction. The results of this study indicated that teachers in high schools had high level of “Overall Personality Traits” and “Overall Self-Efficacy Beliefs”. In addition, they frequently practiced “Transformational Leadership Style” and “Transactional Leadership Style” in their classrooms. Based on the research findings, teachers' personality traits, leadership styles and self-efficacy beliefs were statistically and significantly related with each other. Professional development activities which can improve teachers' personality, leadership and self-efficacy beliefs need to be provided to teachers and experienced principals should provide them with strategies to be instructional leaders in their schools. Further research needs to extend the study to other building levels and townships or regions to determine if teachers’ personality traits and leadership styles are associated with their self-efficacy beliefs.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Shan Bo Minn
Subject
- Educational Theory
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)