School Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Teacher Attitudes and Job Satisfaction in Israeli High Schools

This paper examines relations between school leadership styles, particularly transformational and transactional leadership, and its impact on teacher involvement and job satisfaction in Israeli high schools. The research sample included 40 high school principals, 324 English teachers, and 212 parent...

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Main Author: Deborah SCHWARTZ
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Language:English
Published: Editura ASE 2024-05-01
Series:Revista de Management Comparat International
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Online Access:https://www.rmci.ase.ro/no25vol2/17.pdf
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description This paper examines relations between school leadership styles, particularly transformational and transactional leadership, and its impact on teacher involvement and job satisfaction in Israeli high schools. The research sample included 40 high school principals, 324 English teachers, and 212 parents from both Jewish and Arab sectors. Data were collected through questionnaires based on the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) framework, measuring principals' involvement, transformational and transactional leadership styles, and aspects of school management. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to predict teacher involvement and job satisfaction based on principal variables. Results indicated that principal's involvement and close management supervision positively correlated with teacher involvement, while principal's responsibility negatively influenced job satisfaction. However, transformational and transactional leadership styles did not show significant direct effects on job satisfaction. Subgroup analyses revealed differences among Jewish and Arab teachers, with transformational leadership negatively impacting Arab teacher involvement, contrary to its positive impact on Jewish teachers. While transformational leadership may not directly influence job satisfaction, its interaction with other variables such as cultural contexts and management practices warrants further investigation. Understanding these complexities is crucial for enhancing teacher engagement and satisfaction, ultimately benefiting student learning outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-dfa3d2744109436cbe19dfe82725fd982024-11-27T11:59:42ZengEditura ASERevista de Management Comparat International1582-34582601-09682024-05-0125239640410.24818/RMCI.2024.2.396School Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Teacher Attitudes and Job Satisfaction in Israeli High Schools Deborah SCHWARTZ0West Timișoara University, Timișoara, RomaniaThis paper examines relations between school leadership styles, particularly transformational and transactional leadership, and its impact on teacher involvement and job satisfaction in Israeli high schools. The research sample included 40 high school principals, 324 English teachers, and 212 parents from both Jewish and Arab sectors. Data were collected through questionnaires based on the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) framework, measuring principals' involvement, transformational and transactional leadership styles, and aspects of school management. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to predict teacher involvement and job satisfaction based on principal variables. Results indicated that principal's involvement and close management supervision positively correlated with teacher involvement, while principal's responsibility negatively influenced job satisfaction. However, transformational and transactional leadership styles did not show significant direct effects on job satisfaction. Subgroup analyses revealed differences among Jewish and Arab teachers, with transformational leadership negatively impacting Arab teacher involvement, contrary to its positive impact on Jewish teachers. While transformational leadership may not directly influence job satisfaction, its interaction with other variables such as cultural contexts and management practices warrants further investigation. Understanding these complexities is crucial for enhancing teacher engagement and satisfaction, ultimately benefiting student learning outcomes. https://www.rmci.ase.ro/no25vol2/17.pdfschool principalsleadership stylestransformational leadershiptransactional leadershipteacher job satisfactionteacher attitudes
spellingShingle Deborah SCHWARTZ
School Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Teacher Attitudes and Job Satisfaction in Israeli High Schools
Revista de Management Comparat International
school principals
leadership styles
transformational leadership
transactional leadership
teacher job satisfaction
teacher attitudes
title School Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Teacher Attitudes and Job Satisfaction in Israeli High Schools
title_full School Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Teacher Attitudes and Job Satisfaction in Israeli High Schools
title_fullStr School Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Teacher Attitudes and Job Satisfaction in Israeli High Schools
title_full_unstemmed School Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Teacher Attitudes and Job Satisfaction in Israeli High Schools
title_short School Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Teacher Attitudes and Job Satisfaction in Israeli High Schools
title_sort school leadership styles and their impact on teacher attitudes and job satisfaction in israeli high schools
topic school principals
leadership styles
transformational leadership
transactional leadership
teacher job satisfaction
teacher attitudes
url https://www.rmci.ase.ro/no25vol2/17.pdf
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