Relationship between principals’ transformational leadership style and secondary school teachers’ commitment

The main purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between principals’ transformational leadership style and secondary school teachers' commitment in the southern zone of Sungai Petani district in Kedah.A questionnaire was distributed to the respondents which composed of 235 teacher...

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Main Authors: Raman, Arumugam, Cheah, Huey Mey, Don, Yahya, Daud, Yaakob, Khalid, Rozlina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15179/1/44709.pdf
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Summary:The main purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between principals’ transformational leadership style and secondary school teachers' commitment in the southern zone of Sungai Petani district in Kedah.A questionnaire was distributed to the respondents which composed of 235 teachers randomly selected from 10 schools in the southern zone of Sungai Petani district, Kedah.The results showed that there was no difference in the level of education and the level of transformational leadership style practiced by the principals. The study also showed a significant relationship between principals’ transformational leadership and teachers’ commitment where principals’ inspiring motivation dimension is the domain of transformational leadership style.