Impact of a Principal's Leadership Style on School Organizational Climate in an Arab School in Israel
Impact of a Principal's Leadership Style on School Organizational Climate in an Arab School in Israel作者机构:West University of Timisoara Timisoara Romania
出 版 物:《Chinese Business Review》 (中国经济评论(英文版))
年 卷 期:2016年第15卷第11期
页 面:538-546页
学科分类:02[经济学] 0201[经济学-理论经济学] 020101[经济学-政治经济学]
主 题:management styles authoritative-centralized democratic-decentralizing organizational climate
摘 要:The study aimed at examining by quantitative research design to what extent management style affects organizational climate of schools A, B, and C of Arab sector in Israel, while comparing a test group of school A to a control group of schools B+C. The research question was: What is the impact of a principal's management style on creation of a positive school organizational climate? Quantitative data collection was conducted by means of validated questionnaires from relevant scientific literature. The findings indicate that a principal has a central role in a teacher's perception of professional autonomy. The sense of professional autonomy of a teacher is reinforced the more a teacher senses that the principal is an educational figure or a leader whom he can consult with regarding personal and professional problems. Differences were found among teachers in perception of school characteristics as providing various levels of autonomy.