Research Article

The Relationship Between Female School Principals' Leadership Styles and Teachers' Power Distance Perceptions

Volume: 11 Number: 2 December 31, 2024
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The Relationship Between Female School Principals' Leadership Styles and Teachers' Power Distance Perceptions

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the leadership styles of female school principals and teachers' perceptions of organizational power distance. The sample of the study consists of 378 teachers working in schools managed by female principals in the province of Muğla. Data were collected using the School Administrators’ Leadership Style Scale and the Organizational Power Distance Scale. The findings indicate that teachers perceive female school principals’ transformational leadership style as high, transactional leadership style as moderate, and laissez-faire leadership style as low. The results related to organizational power distance reveal that teachers’ perceptions of acceptance of power and acquiescence to power are high, while their perceptions of instrumental use of power and justification of power are low. Teachers’ perceptions of female school principals’ leadership styles significantly differ based on gender and educational background, whereas their perceptions of power distance significantly differ based on seniority and employment type. The results of the regression analysis show that transactional leadership is a significant predictor of teachers' perceptions of instrumental use of power and acquiescence to power.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Curriculum and Teaching in Economics, Business and Management

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2024

Submission Date

August 3, 2024

Acceptance Date

September 26, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Tozlu, D., & Hoşgörür, T. (2024). The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions. Eğitim Ve Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 11(2), 49-69. https://doi.org/10.51725/etad.1527676
AMA
1.Tozlu D, Hoşgörür T. The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions. JRES. 2024;11(2):49-69. doi:10.51725/etad.1527676
Chicago
Tozlu, Demet, and Tuğba Hoşgörür. 2024. “The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions”. Eğitim Ve Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi 11 (2): 49-69. https://doi.org/10.51725/etad.1527676.
EndNote
Tozlu D, Hoşgörür T (December 1, 2024) The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions. Eğitim ve Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi 11 2 49–69.
IEEE
[1]D. Tozlu and T. Hoşgörür, “The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions”, JRES, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 49–69, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.51725/etad.1527676.
ISNAD
Tozlu, Demet - Hoşgörür, Tuğba. “The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions”. Eğitim ve Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi 11/2 (December 1, 2024): 49-69. https://doi.org/10.51725/etad.1527676.
JAMA
1.Tozlu D, Hoşgörür T. The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions. JRES. 2024;11:49–69.
MLA
Tozlu, Demet, and Tuğba Hoşgörür. “The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions”. Eğitim Ve Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 11, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 49-69, doi:10.51725/etad.1527676.
Vancouver
1.Demet Tozlu, Tuğba Hoşgörür. The Relationship Between Female School Principals’ Leadership Styles and Teachers’ Power Distance Perceptions. JRES. 2024 Dec. 1;11(2):49-6. doi:10.51725/etad.1527676