Research Article

INVESTIGATING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AND TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SCHOOL MANAGERS

Volume: 13 Number: 4 October 15, 2008
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INVESTIGATING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AND TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SCHOOL MANAGERS

Abstract

This research was done to determine the using level of transformational and transactional leadership styles of physical education and sports school managers according to managers' and academicians' perception and managers' have had leadership styles whether differentation or not managers' and academicians' perception. Population was consisted of 89 academy managers and 521 academicians who work in 38 Physical Education and Sports School and 2 Sports Sciences and Technology School that are connected to state universities in Turkey, between 2007-2008 educational term. In order to collect data, Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire-MLQ 5X- SHORT was developed by Bernard Bass ve Bruce Avolio (1995), and "Personal Information Form" was developed by the researcher in order to determine personal characteristics. Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare dual groups which were examined whether they are differentioned or not according to their personal characteristics' influence on using level of leadership styles of school managers. Significance level was accepted as 0.05. Research results; According to perception of managers and academicians, school managers execute firstly transformational, later they execute transactional leadership style. The managers think that they realize transformational and transactional leadership style behaviours with a higher degree and significant average than the academicians.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Erkan Faruk Şirin
SELÇUK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR YÜKSEKOKULU
Türkiye

A. Azmi Yetim
GAZİANTEP ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BEDEN EĞİTİMİ VE SPOR YÜKSEKOKULU
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 15, 2008

Submission Date

March 15, 2017

Acceptance Date

March 20, 2009

Published in Issue

Year 2008 Volume: 13 Number: 4

APA
Şirin, E. F., & Yetim, A. A. (2008). INVESTIGATING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL AND TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS SCHOOL MANAGERS. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, 13(4), 31-46. https://izlik.org/JA88UB78DS

Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences is a scientific and peer-reviewed journal published quarterly.