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Book Leader Behavior of the Principal and Staff Morale

Download or read book Leader Behavior of the Principal and Staff Morale written by Jacob Baer Padgug and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Leadership Behaviors that Contribute to Teacher Morale

Download or read book Leadership Behaviors that Contribute to Teacher Morale written by Vickie Tantee Randolph-Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: In this era of increased accountability and increased pressure to improve our public schools, elementary school leaders, working to meet the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, are focusing on developing effective leadership behaviors as they face the complex challenges of meeting organizational goals within their elementary schools and maintaining or increasing staff satisfaction. Leadership behavior has long been of interest in industry, business, military, and the government; on the whole, research shows that focusing on social factors such as morale, group interaction, and supportive relationships has a strong effect on productivity and success. The literature suggests that a relationship exists between leadership behavior and staff morale and job satisfaction. It hypothesizes that principals who consciously practice transformational leadership behaviors have a positive impact on the morale and productivity of their teachers. This study explores the soundness of the hypothesis and provides data for school leaders who strive to develop innovative leadership styles that will empower their teachers and improve morale. This study was conducted to determine if a statistically significant relationship exists between the principals perceived leadership behaviors and teachers morale. The two questionnaires used were the Excellent Principal Inventory and the Purdue Teacher Opinionnaire. Leadership behavior clearly impacts teacher morale, and a positive relationship between leadership behavior and teacher morale is evident in several areas. These findings support that teacher morale can be predicted on the basis of the leadership style asserted by the principal. Principals who use a participatory style of leadership are more likely to have more satisfied and productive teachers than principals who use an autocratic style of leadership.

Book A Study of the Relationship Between Elementary Principal Leadership Behavior and Teacher Morale

Download or read book A Study of the Relationship Between Elementary Principal Leadership Behavior and Teacher Morale written by Laraine Gagliano Zbikowski and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Principal Strategies for Engaging School wide Staff Morale

Download or read book Principal Strategies for Engaging School wide Staff Morale written by Julie Ann Nunes and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to identify leadership strategies employed to improve staff morale. The study attempted to answer the question: "What strategies could a principal use to improve staff morale." This study provides an overview of literature on the factors that create low staff morale, why teacher morale is important, the link between teacher attrition and morale, classified staff morale and styles of effective administrative leadership that may affect staff morale. Effective leadership can have a positive effect on staff morale. A principal's . essential role is to set the tone for the school and model professional collaboration for the staff. Administrators can lessen the stress that teachers and staff face daily through creating a supportive work environment in a well-organized school where clear expectations and policies are in place. Healthy staff morale is more likely to be present when the school culture is based on school wide involvement for all staff. The principal cannot do the job alone, there needs to be commitment and collegiality among all staff. The findings in this study showed that workload, job stress, workplace conditions, and student behavior negatively impacted staff morale. The researcher concluded that the principal could positively impact staff morale by placing an emphasis on positive recognition, collaboration and teaming, more involvement in decision making, improved communication between administration and staff, school climate building within the school and with the community, and teacher commitment to positive school change.

Book The Effects of Principal Leadership on Teacher Morale and Student Achievement

Download or read book The Effects of Principal Leadership on Teacher Morale and Student Achievement written by Lawrence A. Hindt and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers comprise the greatest professional population of a school; they have the most contact with students; and they have perhaps the greatest influence on school climate. For this reason, teacher morale is a topic of great concern to public school administrators. Moreover, research suggests that poor teacher morale negatively affects student performance just as high teacher morale positively affects student performance. Research also indicates that teacher morale is influenced more by the leadership style of the principal than any other single factor. This study was designed to determine whether certain relationships exist between teacher morale and the following independent variables: (1) principal trust and (2) leadership satisfaction. Additionally, investigations were conducted to determine whether the aforementioned independent variables lead to increased student achievement. Information regarding teacher morale was collected from 65 teachers using the 2009 MDed - Multi Dimensional Education Incorporated (MDed) Survey at three 7-8 Initiative schools in a large suburban district in southeast Texas. It was the intent of this study to determine whether principal leadership and teacher morale are significantly correlated. The study also demonstrated whether or not teachers' and principals' perceptions of leadership behaviors contribute to student achievement. vi After analyzing the data, it was found that principal leadership behaviors do significantly impact teacher morale, and student achievement. Additionally, it was found that positive teacher morale and student achievement in the Initiative Schools influenced positive student behaviors, ultimately reducing student discipline referrals. Multiple interventions were put into place that led to the positive outcomes. The interventions, new principal leadership, ongoing intensive staff development, establishment of small learning communities, reduction of student population and low student to teacher class ratios, were the catalysts that lead to the Initiative Schools' transformational success, a transformation of high teacher morale, increased student achievement, and positive student behaviors.

Book Leadership Behaviour And Teacher Morale

Download or read book Leadership Behaviour And Teacher Morale written by N.N. Ganihar and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: The Problem, Theoretical Background, Review of Related Literature, Research Procedure, Data Analyses and Results, Retrospects and Prospects.

Book Principal Leadership Behavior and Faculty Trust

Download or read book Principal Leadership Behavior and Faculty Trust written by Frank J. DePasquale and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Improving Principal faculty Relationships

Download or read book Improving Principal faculty Relationships written by George B. Redfern and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Leadership Behaviors in High School Principals

Download or read book Leadership Behaviors in High School Principals written by Kenneth R. Jarnagin and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the relationship between principal leadership practices and teacher morale. A sample of ten public secondary schools, with a total of 664 teachers and ten principals, participated in this study. The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)(Kouzes and Posner, 2002) was used to gather information regarding the principals' leadership behaviors. Teacher morale was measured by using the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire (PTO)(Bentley & Rempel, 1968). The PTO provides a total score as a single measure of the general level of teacher morale while also providing ten subscale scores on different dimensions of teacher morale. Demographic data was gathered through the Tennessee State Department of Education website and through personal interviews with school officials. Research questions explored teachers' overall level of morale, self-perceived and observer-perceived leadership practices of the principal, differences in teacher morale between less experienced and more experienced teachers, the specific leadership behaviors affecting teacher morale, and organizational and structural dimensions of each school that may impact teacher morale. Results showed that teachers who participated in this study exhibited a moderately high degree of teacher morale. The principals who took part in this study exhibited a higher rating in self-perceived leadership practices than the level found in existing research. Principals in this study also indicated that they engaged in the identified leadership practices more frequently than their teachers' perceptions of their behavior. There were significant differences between teachers with five or fewer years of teaching experience and those with more than five years experience. In measuring the relationship between leadership practices and teacher morale, a positive correlation was revealed pertaining to each of the five factors. In the analysis of school demographic characteristics and teacher morale, it was revealed that there was a relatively strong, positive relationship between teacher morale and Act scores as well as student matriculation to college. Recommendations for future research are presented.