Transformational educational leaders inspire school educators’ commitment
IntroductionTransformational school leaders play an important role in promoting educational innovation and restructuring by creating a vision for the future, building a culture of collaboration, and empowering others to become leaders themselves. Through their leadership style, they inspire and moti...
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| author | Jacqueline Kareem Harold Andrew Patrick Nepoleon Prabakaran Valarmathi B Veerta Tantia Pramod Kumar M. P. M. Ujjal Mukherjee |
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| description | IntroductionTransformational school leaders play an important role in promoting educational innovation and restructuring by creating a vision for the future, building a culture of collaboration, and empowering others to become leaders themselves. Through their leadership style, they inspire and motivate others to work towards a common goal, leading to positive change and growth within the educational system. The aim of this study is to measure the impact of transformational leadership on various types of commitment that school teachers have in Bengaluru, India.MethodsA survey was conducted using standardised instruments to measure the leadership style of principals and personal commitment of teachers. The data was collected from 1,173 school teachers through a questionnaire and analysed using SPSS V23 statistical software.ResultsThe study found that transformational leadership had a significant impact on the different types of commitment that teachers possess in school education. The three domains of commitment - commitment towards the institution, student development, and self-development - were positively influenced by transformational leadership.DiscussionTransformational school leaders play an important role in promoting educational innovation and restructuring by creating a vision for the future, building a culture of collaboration, and empowering others to become leaders themselves. This study provides evidence that transformational leadership has a positive impact on different types of commitment among school teachers in Bengaluru, India. Leaders of school management are advised to take into account the three domains of commitment of their teachers to facilitate organisational learning through more integrative methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-559c361bdce04e6190f83433d95b82f72023-05-12T07:04:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2023-05-01810.3389/feduc.2023.11715131171513Transformational educational leaders inspire school educators’ commitmentJacqueline Kareem0Harold Andrew Patrick1Nepoleon Prabakaran2Valarmathi B3Veerta Tantia4Pramod Kumar M. P. M.5Ujjal Mukherjee6School of Education, Christ University, Bengaluru, IndiaCMS Business School, Jain University, Bengaluru, IndiaCMS Business School, Jain University, Bengaluru, IndiaSchool of Education, Christ University, Bengaluru, IndiaSchool of Education, Christ University, Bengaluru, IndiaSchool of Education, Christ University, Bengaluru, IndiaCMS Business School, Jain University, Bengaluru, IndiaIntroductionTransformational school leaders play an important role in promoting educational innovation and restructuring by creating a vision for the future, building a culture of collaboration, and empowering others to become leaders themselves. Through their leadership style, they inspire and motivate others to work towards a common goal, leading to positive change and growth within the educational system. The aim of this study is to measure the impact of transformational leadership on various types of commitment that school teachers have in Bengaluru, India.MethodsA survey was conducted using standardised instruments to measure the leadership style of principals and personal commitment of teachers. The data was collected from 1,173 school teachers through a questionnaire and analysed using SPSS V23 statistical software.ResultsThe study found that transformational leadership had a significant impact on the different types of commitment that teachers possess in school education. The three domains of commitment - commitment towards the institution, student development, and self-development - were positively influenced by transformational leadership.DiscussionTransformational school leaders play an important role in promoting educational innovation and restructuring by creating a vision for the future, building a culture of collaboration, and empowering others to become leaders themselves. This study provides evidence that transformational leadership has a positive impact on different types of commitment among school teachers in Bengaluru, India. Leaders of school management are advised to take into account the three domains of commitment of their teachers to facilitate organisational learning through more integrative methods.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1171513/fullleadership stylespersonal commitmentschool educationstudent developmentself-development |
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