The Relationship between School Administrators' Leadership Styles and Organisational Cynicism from Teachers' Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Inandi, Yusuf; Giliç, Fahrettin
Titel	The Relationship between School Administrators' Leadership Styles and Organisational Cynicism from Teachers' Perspectives
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 41 (2021) 1, Artikel 1825 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Inandi, Yusuf) ORCID (Giliç, Fahrettin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Correlation; School Administration; Principals; Leadership Styles; Organizational Climate; Negative Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Teachers; Middle School Teachers; Gender Differences; Sex Role; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Principal; Schulleiter; Führungsstil; Organisationsklima; Negative Fixierung; Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Geschlechterkonflikt; Geschlechterrolle; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This study reported on here aimed to determine the relationship between leadership styles (democratic, autocratic and transformational) and organisational cynicism in addition to examining whether leadership styles predict organisational cynicism. The data were collected from 426 teachers (183 male and 243 female teachers) from primary and secondary schools in the central districts of Mersin. The sample was formed by availability sampling, which is one of the improbable sampling techniques. Data were collected using the Leadership Style Scale (Tas, Çelik & Tomul, 2007) and the Organizational Cynicism Scale (Kalagan, 2009). Descriptive statistics, t-test, correlation and multiple regression analysis results show that views of teachers on autocratic and democratic leadership differ significantly by gender and also that male and female teachers experience behavioural cynicism to different extents. The findings of the study also reveal that all leadership styles were associated with all sub-dimensions of organisational cynicism. Furthermore, the leadership styles were found to be significant predictors of all 3 types of organisational cynicism. As a result, leadership styles of school administrators are associated to a considerable extent with organisational cynicism experienced by teachers. Thus, it would be recommended that school administrators attend training or seminars on leadership behaviour and also be evaluated by their subordinates. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01