Keith A. Rowland. THE RELATIONSHIP OF PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHER MORALE. (Under the direction of Dr. Clarence Holland) School of Education, March, 2008. This Study examined the relationship of the leadership practices of middle school principals and the morale of the teachers in these schools. Seven middle schools in a Metropolitan Atlanta school system participated in the study. The Leadership Practices Inventory was used to collect information on the principal practices and the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire was used to collect information on teacher morale. Results indicated that principal leadership and teacher morale were significantly correlated and that the leadership practice of Enable Others to Act had the strongest positive correlation to teacher morale. These results imply that a principal’s daily behavior plays a vital role in the environment of the school. Implications for practice and recommendations for further research are also included.

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The Relationship of Principal Leadership and Teacher Morale

Doctor of Philosophy in English Language Teaching (ELT). Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Education, Dept. of English Language Teaching, 2013. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Caglar.

State School Principals’ Perceived Leadership Behaviors in Relation to English Language and Other Subject Area Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in TRNC

We proposed a causal relationship between teachers’ perception of principal leadership behavior, school culture, and teacher and student commitment. We hypothesized that a concept we called principal “venturesomeness” would be related to a school culture that stresses accomplishment and mastery, which in turn would be related to teacher commitment, which in turn would predict student commitment to school. We define principal venturesomeness as the extent to which principals are seen as being willing to take risks, are innovative in their approach to instructional leadership, and in general display and encourage achievement‐oriented behavior. The model was tested in two different samples. The first sample was third‐ through six‐grade teachers and students from schools in Arizona. The second sample was third‐ through fifth‐grade teachers and students from Florida. The model was tested using LISREL VI. Many similarities existed between the models in the two samples. Principal Venturesomeness was a s...

The Relationship Among Principal “Venturesomeness”, a Stress on Excellence, and the Personal Engagement of Teachers and Students

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The Relationship of Leadership Style Behaviors of Principals to the Existence of Effective Schools

3 DEDICATION 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 LIST OF TABLES 9 LIST OF FIGURES 10 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 11 Background of the Study 14 Problem Statement 15 Purpose Statement 16 Significance of the Study 16 Research Questions and Null Hypotheses 17 Identification of Variables 18 Definition of Terms 18 CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF LITERATURE 20 Introduction 20 Theoretical Framework 20 Leadership 22 Morale 41 The Effect of Leadership on Teacher Morale 52 The Effect of Leadership on Academic Performance 54

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Surjit K. Bhella

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Principal's Leadership Style: Does it Affect Teacher Morale?.