Research Article

The examination of mediating role of distributed leadership in the relationship between school structure and accountability

Volume: 11 Number: 1 March 16, 2024
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The examination of mediating role of distributed leadership in the relationship between school structure and accountability

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between school structure, distributed leadership and accountability of school administrators. Relational survey design was adopted in the study. 444 elementary school teachers working in Aziziye, Palandöken and Yakutiye in Erzurum participated in the study. In sample selection, stratified sampling method was used. In data collection, the Enabling School Structure Scale, the Distributed Leadership Scale and the Accountability Behavior Scale for School Administrators were used. The data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 for preliminary statistical analyses, LISREL 8.80 for Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), and the PROCESS macro for SPSS v3.3 for mediation analyses. In data analysis, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Analysis, Bootstrap Analysis, and SEM were used. Furthermore, a mediation analysis was conducted to investigate whether distributed leadership played a mediating role in the relationship between school structure and accountability. The results revealed that coercive bureaucracy had a negative effect on accountability and distributed leadership while enabling bureaucracy had a positive effect on accountability and distributed leadership. Furthermore, the analysis revealed a positive effect of distributed leadership on accountability. This study revealed the mediating role of distributed leadership in the effect of coercive and enabling bureaucracy on accountability. In other words, it was found that the coercive and enabling bureaucracy had direct and indirect effects on accountability. Finally, a number of recommendations were made to educators, policy makers and researchers based on these findings.

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Ethical Statement

Firat University, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Ethics Committee, 29/07/2019-340737

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Measurement Theories and Applications in Education and Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

March 13, 2024

Publication Date

March 16, 2024

Submission Date

June 3, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 16, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Orhan, M., & Özdemir, T. Y. (2024). The examination of mediating role of distributed leadership in the relationship between school structure and accountability. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 11(1), 39-66. https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.1309449

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