In order for educational institutions to adapt to the latest change and development processes, proactive teacher behavior is a significant variable. Determining which antecedents positively influence proactive teacher behavior is crucial for the development of organizations. Therefore, this study aims to determine the role of empowering leadership behaviors and work meaningfulness in proactive teacher behaviors. The research design utilized a relational screening model. The research sample comprises of 407 teachers. The research also used descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regression analyses. In relation to the study’s findings, school administrators exhibit high levels of empowering leadership behaviors, while teachers find their work meaningful and exhibit high levels of proactive behaviors. The correlation analyses revealed a significant, poor and positive relationship between teachers’ proactive behaviors and empowering leadership behaviors of authority and responsibility, skill development, and coaching for innovative performance, but no significant relationship between self-determination and information sharing behaviors. It was found out that there was a significant and moderate correlation between work meaningfulness and proactive teacher behaviors. In addition, regression analyses conducted with personal variables revealed that while gender, seniority, and school level variables played no role in the proactive behavior of teachers, educational status was a significant predictor of such behavior. In addition, it was concluded that school administrators’ empowering leadership behaviors did not explain teachers’ proactive behaviors, whereas work meaningfulness was a significant predictor of proactive teacher behavior. In addition, it was determined that the combination of teachers’ graduate education and work meaningfulness significantly predicted proactive behavior.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Education Management |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | November 19, 2023 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 |