Research Article

The Effect of School Principals' Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers' Motivation

Volume: 10 Number: 2 June 30, 2025
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The Effect of School Principals' Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers' Motivation

Abstract

Teacher motivation is one of the main elements that directly affect the effectiveness of educational processes. Although the relationship between leadership and teacher motivation in the literature is frequently examined, studies on the impact of social initiative on the motivation of social initiative, including social benefit, innovative and participatory leadership approaches, are very limited. This demonstrates the need for new research that will reveal the contribution of social entrepreneurship leadership to teacher motivation in educational management. This demonstrates the need for new research that will reveal the contribution of social entrepreneurship leadership to teacher motivation in educational management. Based on this need, it is important to examine the effects of social initiative leadership on teacher motivation and to obtain original findings that will contribute to the field of educational management. In this context, in order to determine the effect of school administrators on teacher motivation, the universe of this research, which is designed according to the relationship methods, consists of teachers working in schools in a region of the country in 2023-2024 academic year. According to statistics, the sample of the study consists of 339 teachers determined by simple random sample method. In the study, the “Social Entrepreneurship Leadership Scale” and “Teacher Motivation Scale” were used as data collection tools. In the study, the level of social initiative and motivation perceived by the teachers working in the relevant schools were determined and inter -variable relationships were demonstrated. It is among the most important findings of the research that has a high level of positive relationship between the social interventional leadership characteristics of school administrators and teacher motivation. In line with these findings, various suggestions were made to researchers and policy makers.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Education Management, Leadership in Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

March 16, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 28, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Öz, H. (2025). The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership, 10(2), 373-411. https://doi.org/10.30828/real.1659031
AMA
1.Öz H. The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation. REAL. 2025;10(2):373-411. doi:10.30828/real.1659031
Chicago
Öz, Hamza. 2025. “The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation”. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership 10 (2): 373-411. https://doi.org/10.30828/real.1659031.
EndNote
Öz H (June 1, 2025) The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership 10 2 373–411.
IEEE
[1]H. Öz, “The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation”, REAL, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 373–411, June 2025, doi: 10.30828/real.1659031.
ISNAD
Öz, Hamza. “The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation”. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership 10/2 (June 1, 2025): 373-411. https://doi.org/10.30828/real.1659031.
JAMA
1.Öz H. The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation. REAL. 2025;10:373–411.
MLA
Öz, Hamza. “The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation”. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership, vol. 10, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 373-11, doi:10.30828/real.1659031.
Vancouver
1.Hamza Öz. The Effect of School Principals’ Social Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics on Teachers’ Motivation. REAL. 2025 Jun. 1;10(2):373-411. doi:10.30828/real.1659031

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