Principal Authentic Leadership and Teacher Engagement in Kuwait's Educational Reform Context

Autor/inn/en	Alazmi, Ayeshah Ahmed; Al-Mahdy, Yasser F. Hendawy
Titel	Principal Authentic Leadership and Teacher Engagement in Kuwait's Educational Reform Context
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 50 (2022) 3, S.392-412 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alazmi, Ayeshah Ahmed) ORCID (Al-Mahdy, Yasser F. Hendawy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143220957339
Schlagwörter	Instructional Leadership; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Self Efficacy; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Policy Formation; Educational Change; Principals; Leadership Styles; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Teachers; Correlation; Administrative Organization; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Bildungsreform; Principal; Schulleiter; Führungsstil; Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Korrelation
Abstract	Scholars have asserted that a school principal's authentic leadership can raise the engagement of teachers under their charge. This paper delves into this consideration, within the context of Kuwaiti educational reform, by investigating the extent to which principal authentic leadership (PAL) affects teacher engagement (TE) by enhancing their occupational self-efficacy (OSE). The study used a non-experimental, predictive survey design, obtaining data from 333 teachers in 25 primary schools in Kuwait. The study tested a set of hypotheses drawn from a conceptualized model developed from previous research studies using structural equation modelling (SEM). Results indicated the validation of this model describing how PAL affects teacher OSE and TE. Data analysis from this study indicated that PAL has a significant, positive effect upon TE, as does OSE. Furthermore, OSE mediates the relationship between PAL and TE. These findings contribute to our understanding for the effects of authentic leadership in Kuwait. As such, this study offers insight into how Kuwaiti policymakers may improve and support school leadership practices to realize the aims of the nation's educational reform goals. Additionally, this study builds upon, and extends, the foundations established in earlier research endeavours regarding school principal leadership within centralized education systems and outside Western society. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01