| Summary: | The purpose for this study is to identify the relationship of teacher empowerment and
trust in their principal. A framework has been developed based on the research
questions. First, is there a relationship between teacher empowerment and trust in
their principal? Secondly, is there any relationship between the components of
teacher empowerment which is meaning, competence, self-determination and impact
on trust in the principal? Lastly, can education level and teaching experience
influence the relationship between teacher empowerment and the trust in the
principal? To answer these research question, three objectives has been carried out.
Firstly, is to identify the relationship of teacher empowerment on trust In their
principal. Second, to study the relationship among the components of teacher
empowerment which is meaning, competence, self-determination and impact on trust
in the principal. Lastly, is to test the influence of education and experience the
relationship between teacher empowerment and the trust in the principal. This study
has been conducted to a total of 130 teachers in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. There were a
total of seven hypotheses that has been tested and results show that all of the
hypotheses are accepted. Findings determined that teachers who are empowered at
school tend to have higher level of trust in their principal. The components of teacher
empowerment which is meaning, competence, self determination and impact are
positively related to trust in their principal. Results also indicated that education level
and teaching experience has no influence on the relationship between teacher
empowerment and trust in their principal. The implications are discussed in terms of
enabling empowerment, strengthening the trust and for the school's improvement. A
few limitations have been determined and some suggestions for the future research
are proposed.
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