Distributed Leadership and Teacher Job Satisfaction in Singapore

Autor/in	García Torres, Darlene
Titel	Distributed Leadership and Teacher Job Satisfaction in Singapore
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Administration, 56 (2018) 1, S.127-142 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (García Torres, Darlene)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-8234
DOI	10.1108/JEA-12-2016-0140
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Job Satisfaction; Teacher Attitudes; Participative Decision Making; Transformative Learning; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Professional Autonomy; Teacher Characteristics; Work Environment; Leadership Qualities; Predictor Variables; Models; International Assessment; Elementary Secondary Education; Statistical Analysis; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Lehrerverhalten; Pädagogische Transformation; Berufsfreiheit; Arbeitsmilieu; Führungseigenschaft; Prädiktor; Analogiemodell; Statistische Analyse; Singapur
Abstract	Purpose: Singapore is a country with low teacher attrition rates and high performance on international assessments (TIMSS 2011/2015 and PISA 2012/2015). Consequently, its education system is often considered as a model for other nations. The purpose of this paper is to extend research on teacher job satisfaction in Singapore and provide comparative information for other education systems. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents a secondary analysis of data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 2013 Teaching and Learning International Survey with a focus on relationships among teacher and principal perceptions of distributed leadership and teachers' job satisfaction in Singapore. Hierarchical linear modeling is applied to investigate teacher job satisfaction with principal perceptions and aggregate teacher perceptions of distributed leadership as school-level (level 2) variables and individual teacher perceptions of distributed leadership as a level 1 variable. Findings: Results indicated that distributed leadership significantly predicted teachers' work and professional satisfaction; higher distributed leadership scores were associated with higher satisfaction scores. Originality/value: The significant positive relationship between distributed leadership and both dimensions of job satisfaction after accounting for individual teacher characteristics is a new finding in the Singapore schooling context. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01