Research Article

Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals

Volume: 6 Number: 1 February 28, 2017
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Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to determine teacher perceptions on what level the school principals exhibit empowering leadership. The population of this study designed in survey model covers teachers working in primary, secondary and high schools in Battalgazi and Yeşilyurt, the central districts of the province of Malatya. 321 teachers selected to represent this population constitute the sample. Data were collected through the Empowering Leadership Scale. In data analyses were utilized T-test and One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). As a result, it was revealed that teacher perceptions regarding the empowering leadership of school principals are high, male teachers and teachers working with the school principal for one to four years and over perceive the empowering leadership of their school principals more positively than female teachers and teachers working for two years, respectively; however, their perceptions did not significantly differ according to seniority, branch and school type variables.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Necdet Konan
INONU UNIV
Türkiye

Osman Tayyar Çelik
T.C. MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI
Türkiye

Publication Date

February 28, 2017

Submission Date

December 9, 2016

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Konan, N., & Çelik, O. T. (2017). Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, 6(1), 322-335. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.274186
AMA
1.Konan N, Çelik OT. Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals. BUEFAD. 2017;6(1):322-335. doi:10.14686/buefad.274186
Chicago
Konan, Necdet, and Osman Tayyar Çelik. 2017. “Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 6 (1): 322-35. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.274186.
EndNote
Konan N, Çelik OT (February 1, 2017) Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 6 1 322–335.
IEEE
[1]N. Konan and O. T. Çelik, “Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals”, BUEFAD, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 322–335, Feb. 2017, doi: 10.14686/buefad.274186.
ISNAD
Konan, Necdet - Çelik, Osman Tayyar. “Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 6/1 (February 1, 2017): 322-335. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.274186.
JAMA
1.Konan N, Çelik OT. Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals. BUEFAD. 2017;6:322–335.
MLA
Konan, Necdet, and Osman Tayyar Çelik. “Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, vol. 6, no. 1, Feb. 2017, pp. 322-35, doi:10.14686/buefad.274186.
Vancouver
1.Necdet Konan, Osman Tayyar Çelik. Teacher Perception on the Empowering Leadership of School Principals. BUEFAD. 2017 Feb. 1;6(1):322-35. doi:10.14686/buefad.274186

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