Principals’ transformational leadership practices on teachers’ job satisfaction and commitments in Abia state, Nigeria

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Published Sep 11, 2021
https://doi.org/10.47434/JEREDA.2.2.2021.173
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Esther Onyinyechi Iroegbulam
Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria

Abstract

Introduction: Principals are expected to exhibit the appropriate leadership skills to attract teachers to maximize input, which might be expressed in the commitment of teachers to their duties and student achievement. Principals with transformational leadership skills have the ability to create job satisfaction and also encourage teachers to be more committed to their duties.


Purpose: The study investigated the effects of transformational leadership practices of principals on the satisfaction and commitments of teachers in Abia state. The four basic elements of transformational leadership which includes; idealized influence of leaders, inspirational motivation& ability to inspire confidence, intellectual stimulation & creativity and individual consideration of group members were looked into.


Design: The study population consisted of 5,047 teachers and 242 principals of both rural and urban government secondary schools in Abia State. A stratified random sampling method was used at a 30% rate to obtained 73 principals and 1,514 teachers, respectively, totaling 1,587 respondents. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire designed by the researcher titled ‘Principal’s Transformational Leadership Practices on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Commitments Questionnaire' (PTLPTJSCQ).


The questionnaire was administered to teachers and principals in the selected public secondary schools in Abia State. The face validity of the instrument was carried out by two experts in the field.The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.88, and this was determined by applying test-retest reliability and Pearson’s product moment correlation.Mean scores were used to answer research questions, while aggregate mean scores were used to make the final decision.


Results: Findings from the studyrevealed that principal’s transformational leadership practices have a positive effect on teacher’s job satisfaction and commitments in Abia State.


Recommendations: It was recommended that Education Ministries and Boards should establish and implement programmes such as seminars, workshops and so on to develop transformational leadership skills among school principals, among others.

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Iroegbulam, E. O. (2021). Principals’ transformational leadership practices on teachers’ job satisfaction and commitments in Abia state, Nigeria. Journal of Educational Research in Developing Areas, 2(2), 173-182. https://doi.org/10.47434/JEREDA.2.2.2021.173
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