The Moderating Role of Gender in the Relationship Between Agile Leadership and Teacher Motivation
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Teachers' ability to sustain their professional efforts and demonstrate high performance is largely related to their level of motivation. In supporting teacher motivation, it is of great importance for school principals to recognize teachers’ varying needs in a timely manner and to respond to those needs quickly and appropriately. In this context, agile leadership stands out as a contemporary leadership style that helps teachers stay motivated under uncertain and challenging conditions. In addition, teachers’ perceptions of gender and their experiences related to gender can influence how they perceive agile leadership and affect their levels of motivation. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between school principals’ agile leadership behaviors and teachers’ motivation, and to examine the moderating role of gender in this relationship. The data were collected from 373 teachers working in public schools in Istanbul Province, Turkey, during the 2024–2025 academic year. Convenience sampling was used to select participants. AMOS was used to assess the reliability of the scales, while Model 1 of the SPSS PROCESS Macro was employed to test the research hypotheses. According to the research findings, agile leadership was found to be associated with teacher motivation. The findings also indicate that gender plays a moderating role in this relationship and that the link between agile leadership and motivation is more pronounced among male teachers. It was also found that female teachers had higher motivation levels when perceptions of agile leadership were low. However, as school principals’ agile leadership behaviors increased, male teachers’ motivation levels rose more significantly. These findings suggest that agile leaders can act as catalysts when men have low motivation levels. The findings were discussed within the framework of Self-Determination Theory and gender roles.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Agile Leadership, Leadership, Motivation, Teacher Motivation, Gender
Destekleyen Kurum
Etik Beyan
Teşekkür
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