scholarly journals The Relationship between Servant Leadership Characteristics of School Teachers and Students’ Academic Achievement

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Harun Gultekin ◽  
Margaret Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Student Achievement ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
The Relationship

This study is a quantitative non-experimental design to explore the relationships between servant leadership characteristics of teachers and academic achievement of students in selected public schools. The purpose of this research was to explore the relationships between servant leadership characteristics of school teachers and students’ academic achievement in selected public schools. The hypothesis for this study was that, in the selected schools, the servant leadership of school teachers positively affects students’ academic achievement. The data collected in fifteen public schools located in Houston, Texas. As an instrument, the Organizational Leadership Assessment (OLA) was used in this study (Laub, 1999). This instrument has 66 questions with Likert-scale responses ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree, and data was collected from 362 participants. The servant leadership data was gathered through the OLA survey and interpreted as distinguishable factors that contribute to the larger picture: servant leadership. As our hypothesis, servant leadership behavior and student achievement are expected to have correlation. To understand the relationship between student achievement and servant leadership, univariate and multivariate analysis were used. The data was screened for normality, linearity, and homoscedasticity. Data analysis was conducted by using SPSS Statistics version 22.0, as the tools for the analysis of this research. As a result of the OLA survey regarding the functions of servant leadership, the values people subscale became statistically significant. It is the only subscale that showed any extensive correlation with academic achievement. The scale may indicate how much a teacher values people.

scholarly journals Respect for Teachers in Relation to Student Violence against Teachers / Poštovanje prema nastavnicima u odnosu na nasilje učenika prema nastavnicima

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Pavičić Vukičević ◽  
Marko Prpić ◽  
Matea Korda
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Student Violence ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Student respect for teachers is one of the important aspects of the student-teacherrelationship, which is considered an important component of the school climate.Given the significant role of the school climate in predicting students’ violenceagainst teachers, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship betweenperceptions of students’ respect for teachers and students’ violence against teachers.The research was conducted with two survey questionnaires intended for samplesof students and teachers, and 451 students and 102 high school teachers in the Cityof Zagreb participated in the research. The perception of respect for teachers anddifferent forms of violence was examined by assessing participants’ agreement ona six-point Likert-type scale (1 – strongly agree, 6 – strongly disagree). The resultsindicate that students and teachers, on average, feel that students respect teachers toa greater extent, and that they perceive different forms of violence against teachersto a lesser extent. The correlation analysis found a statistically significant negativeassociation between respect for teachers and various forms of student violenceagainst teachers. It can be concluded that respect for teachers plays an importantrole in explaining the occurrence of students’ violence against teachers.Keywords: respect; school climate; students; teachers; violence against teachers.-Poštovanje učenika prema nastavnicima jedan je od bitnih aspekata odnosa izmeđuučenika i nastavnika koji se smatra važnom komponentom školske klime. S obziromna značajnu ulogu školske klime u predviđanju nasilja učenika nad nastavnicima,cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je ispitati povezanost percepcije poštovanja učenika premanastavnicima i nasilja učenika nad nastavnicima. Istraživanje je provedenodvama anketnim upitnicima namijenjenima uzorcima učenika i nastavnika, au istraživanju je sudjelovao 451 učenik te 102 nastavnika srednjih škola u GraduZagrebu. Percepcija poštivanja nastavnika i različitih oblika nasilja ispitana jeprocjenom slaganja sudionika na skali Likertova tipa od šest stupnjeva (1-izrazitose slažem, 6-izrazito se ne slažem). Rezultati ukazuju na to da učenici i nastavniciu prosjeku više smatraju da učenici poštuju nastavnike te da u manjoj mjeripercipiraju različite oblike nasilja nad nastavnicima. Korelacijskom analizomutvrđena je statistički značajna negativna povezanost između poštovanjanastavnika i različitih oblika nasilja učenika nad nastavnicima. Može se zaključitida poštovanje nastavnika ima važnu ulogu u objašnjenju pojave nasilja učenika nadnastavnicima.Ključne riječi: nasilje nad nastavnicima; nastavnici; poštovanje; školska klima;učenici.

scholarly journals Perception is Reality: Teachers' Perceptions of the Presence of Servant Leadership Characteristics in Public School Principals and its Influence on Teachers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Johnnie Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

This phenomenological study explored teachers’ perceptions of the presence of servant leadership characteristics in their school principals and how the principals’ use of servant leadership characteristics influenced teachers. The primary phenomenon was the teachers’ perceptions of their principals’ use of servant leadership characteristics based on their direct personal experiences with the principals and the intrinsic and extrinsic influence on their behavior. A nonrandom sample of 16 public school teachers from Grades 1 through 12 from three similar districts in a southern California county was recruited. The elementary, middle, and high school teachers participated in one-on-one semi structured interviews. The data from the 16 oral interviews indicated that principals’ use of servant leadership characteristics, as perceived by the teachers, intrinsically and extrinsically influenced the teachers. The interviews generated seven themes regarding perceptions held by the teachers regarding their principals’ use of servant leadership characteristics. When principals in public schools exhibit servant leadership characteristics, teacher satisfaction and retention are impacted. Therefore, consideration must be made for use of servant leadership as a framework and model for teachers’ perceptions of their principals’ use of servant leadership and how those perceptions influence teachers.

scholarly journals A RELAÇÃO ENTRE TRABALHO E EDUCAÇÃO E AS IMPLICAÇÕES NO ÂMBITO DAS ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS DE FORTALEZA/CE

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Clarice Zientarski
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
The Public ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Relationship

Esse artigo é parte da tese de doutorado cujo objetivo foi investigar a produção da atividade de estudocomo proceO estudo trata sobre as relações que se estabelecem entre o Trabalho e a Educação no contexto dasociedade dominada pelo capital, e as implicações destas relações no âmbito das instituições educacionais. Temcomo fonte empírica dez (10) escolas da rede pública estadual do Ceará, localizadas no município de Fortaleza, queassumem o compromisso de atender às determinações do Instituto Unibanco em nome da gestão eficiente, participativae com foco nos resultados positivos, por meio do Programa Jovem do Futuro. Trata-se de uma pesquisacom abordagem qualitativa, que utilizou como instrumentos, documentos e entrevistas semiestruturadas com professoresgestores das escolas e estudantes. Concluiu que as parcerias com os institutos privados e outros órgãosexternos às escolas reforçam e consolidam a relação entre trabalho e educação, no que diz respeito à lógica domercado e da meritocracia, ou seja, do trabalho estranhado.Palavras-chave: Trabalho e educação. Parceria público/privado. Políticas educacionais. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK AND EDUCATION AND THE IMPLICATIONSIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF FORTALEZA/CEAbstract: The study deals with the relationships established between Labor and Education in the context of societydominated by capital, and the implications of these relationships within the educational institutions. The workhas like empirical source ten (10) schools in the public state of Ceará, located in Fortaleza, who commit to meetingcertain requirements of Instituto Unibanco in the name of efficient management, participatory and focused onpositive result through the Programa Jovem do Futuro. This is a research with qualitative approach, which used asinstruments, documents and semi-structured interviews with managers school teachers and students. Concludedthat partnerships of private institutes and of other external agencies with schools reinforce and consolidate the relationshipbetween work and education, with regard to the logico of the market and meritocracy, that is, the estrangedwork.Keywords: Work and Education; Public / private partnership. Educational policies. LA RELACIÓN ENTRE EL TRABAJO Y LA EDUCACIÓN Y LAS CONSECUENCIASEN EL CONTEXTO DE LAS ESCUELAS PÚBLICAS DE FORTALEZA/CEResumen: El estudio se ocupa de las relaciones que se establecen entre el Trabajo y la Educación en el contextode la sociedad dominada por el capital, y las implicaciones de estas relaciones dentro de las instituciones educativas.Su fuente empírica son diez (10) escuelas públicas de Ceará, que se encuentra en Fortaleza, que se comprometena cumplir con ciertos requisitos del Instituto Unibanco en el nombre de eficiente, participativa y centrada en losresultados positivos a través del Programa Joven del Futuro. Se trata de una investigación con enfoque cualitativo,que utiliza como instrumentos, documentos y entrevistas semi estructuradas con profesores de las escuelas, los gerentesy los estudiantes. Concluyeron que las asociaciones con los institutos privados y otros organismos externos alas escuelas refuerzan y consolidan la relación entre el trabajo y la educación, con respecto a la lógica del mercadoy la meritocracia, es decir, el trabajo enajenado.Palabras clave: Trabajo y educación. Asociación público/privado. Políticas educación.

The Influence of Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence on Academic Performance With Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742110323
Author(s):  
Sonika Singh ◽  
Piar Chand Ryhal
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Northern India ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the influence of teachers’ emotional intelligence (EI) on academic achievement and outlined the model with the mediating effect of job satisfaction (JS) between the EI and academic achievement. Survey method was employed to collect the information from 728 secondary school teachers belong to Himachal Pradesh, a state of Northern India, through various statistical tools. The results of the study showed that teachers’ emotional abilities were significantly and positively associated with academic achievement of students and showed R2 61% variance in academic achievement. The relationship between EI and academic achievement of students is partially mediated by JS.

scholarly journals The relationship between wellbeing indicators and teacher psychological stress in Eastern Cape public schools in South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malik L.M. Vazi ◽  
Robert A.C. Ruiter ◽  
Bart Van den Borne ◽  
Glynnis Martin ◽  
Kitty Dumont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Teacher Stress ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Stress Variance

Orientation: Positive psychological and subjective wellbeing indicators have proven to be protective against certain physical illnesses but have been rarely assessed in teacher stress.Research purpose: The main objective of this study was to assess the relationship between indicators of wellbeing and stress and to further assess the relative importance of these wellbeing indicators in explaining stress variance in a large sample of Eastern Cape primary and high school teachers in South Africa.Motivation for the study: The majority of teacher stress studies focus on the misfit between the individual’s resources and the environmental demands. There is a scarcity of studies reporting on protective factors in teaching and we know little about their possible role as possible protective factors against stress. This is important in developing stress prevention strategies.Research design, approach and method: A cross-sectional survey was used targeting public school teachers in the Eastern Cape. The sample size was 562 randomly selected teachers from both public primary and high schools.Main findings: The results revealed that stress is prevalent amongst teachers. Subjective and psychological wellbeing factors added significantly to the explained stress variance. Also, both negative affect and role problems had significant positive correlations with stress, whilst psychological wellbeing had a strong inverse relationship with stress.Practical/managerial implications: The results implied that interventions focusing on improving psychological wellbeing and reduction of negative affect can contribute to stress prevention.Contribution/value-add: The results contributed towards a better understanding of the relative importance of wellbeing constructs as protective factors against teacher stress.

scholarly journals Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship Between Knowledge, Attitude and Environment Behavior of Cybersecurity Awareness

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Norhafizah Che Zainal ◽  
Mohd Hazwan Mohd Puad ◽  
Nor Fazlida Mohd Sani
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Education Society ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Media Applications ◽  
The Relationship

Today, cybersecurity is a growing issue in our education society to ensure a safe teaching and learning process for teachers and students. Reports and studies demonstrated that teachers and students are moderately aware of the cybersecurity threat surrounding them that could affect the learning curve and other fatal impacts. This study aims to identify the role of self-efficacy in the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and environment behavior of cybersecurity awareness. The researchers used a correlational design with a quantitative approach by using a questionnaire instrument to collect data from teacher respondents. A total of 350 teachers in took part in this survey voluntarily, distributed using social media applications in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The researchers used the IBM SPSS Statistics to analyze the data descriptively and inferentially. The levels of knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and environment behavior of Malaysian school teachers towards cybersecurity awareness are low. Self-efficacy acts as a moderator in influencing the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and environment behavior of cybersecurity awareness. Strategies and programs need to be initiated by stakeholders to increase the self-efficacy of cybersecurity that could assist the positive change of environment behavior among teachers for teaching and learning benefit.

scholarly journals Servant leadership behavior: Effects on leaders’ work–family relationship

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danni Zhou ◽  
Shengmin Liu ◽  
Huanhuan Xin
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss ◽  
Servant Leaders ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the process of leaders’ resource loss through servant leadership behavior (SLB) based on conservation of resources theory. Participants were 72 department managers each paired with 1 of their subordinates, who were employed by 5 enterprises in Eastern China. We used the experience sampling method, and asked the department managers to complete a 10-day diary survey. The employees filled in a conscientiousness scale. A multilayer linear model was used for data analysis. The results showed that as participants’ SLB led to daily resource loss, the relationship between their work and their family life deteriorated. In addition, employee conscientiousness acted as an escape valve, slowing the loss effect of SLB, and indicating that servant leaders experience less resource loss and emotional exhaustion when employees have a strong sense of responsibility. These results broaden understanding of, and provide new i

scholarly journals Does Servant Leadership Moderate the Relationship between Job Stress and Physical Health?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6591
Author(s):  
Larry M. Dooley ◽  
Amin Alizadeh ◽  
Shaoping Qiu ◽  
Hongchao Wu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Southern China ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Relationship

High school teachers experience high levels of job stress, which could lead to serious health problems. This study focused on Chinese high school teachers, as they have to manage negative stress and health issues. The research aimed to: (1) investigate the relationship between hindrance job stress, depersonalization, and physical health; (2) investigate if servant leadership, in fact moderates the relationship between hindrance job stress and depersonalization, as well as physical health. The study desisgn was cross-sectional and data analyses were conducted by using SPSS 21 and Mplus 7. The sample consisted of 857 high school teachers across Southern China. The results showed that hindrance stress is related to depersonalization among high school teachers (β = 0.63, p < 0.01). Both hindrance job stress (β = 0.32, p < 0.01) and depersonalization (β = 0.16, p < 0.01) are positively related to physical health. In addition, servant leadership moderates the relationship between hindrance job stress and physical health among the Chinese high school teachers (β = −0.09, p < 0.01). However, the results did not find that the effect of hindrance job stress on depersonalization is moderated by servant leadership (β = 0.02, p = 0.53). It is suggested that Chinese high schools recruit and train leaders in servant leadership, relieve teachers’ stress, and promote their health to ensure the sustainable development of schools.

Trust in Leadership and Affective Commitment as a Mediator between Servant Leadership Behavior and Extra-Role Behavior of Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-155
Author(s):  
Titik Rosnani
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Role Behavior ◽  
Person Organization Fit ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Role Behaviors

Objective - The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between trust in the leader and affective commitment as a mediator between servant leadership behavior and extra-role behavior. In addition, the study examines, whether person-organization fit has a moderating effect. Methodology/Technique - In total, 250 teachers of the border area responded to the research questionnaires, which were then analyzed using structural equation modeling with a partial least squares approach. Findings - The outputs of this study indicate an indirect influence between the principal servant leadership behaviors and extra-role behaviors among teachers, which was mediated by trust in the principal and the teacher's affective commitment to the principal. Furthermore, the results show a significant and direct relationship between servant leadership behaviors towards trust in the principal, affective commitment, and extra-role behaviors. Trust in the principal and teacher's affective commitment also had a significant and direct effect on extra-role behavior. However, the person-organization fit which moderates the effect of servant leadership behaviors on extra-role behaviors did not have a significant or direct effect on extra-role behaviors, in fact, it actually weakened the influence of servant leadership behaviors on extra-role behaviors. Novelty - The findings of this study suggest that trust in the principal and teacher's affective commitment has an important moderating effect which must be managed to strengthen the relationship between servant leadership behaviors and extra-role behaviors. Type of Paper: Empirical Paper. Keywords: Affective Commitment; Extra-role Behavior; Person-organization Fit; Servant Leadership Behavior; Trust in Leader. JEL Classification: M10. M11. M19.

Teacher's Rating in the Revised Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (RPAST) and its Relationship to Teaching Effectiveness

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Rosario Abela ◽  
◽  
Antonia Cecilia Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Teachers ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Performance Ratings ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

This study was conducted with the following objectives: 1) to determine the performance ratings of the secondary school teachers as evaluated by their administrators; 2) to establish the relationship between the performance ratings of the secondary school teachers as evaluated by their superiors and their teaching effectiveness as evaluated by their students; and 3) to determine whether or not there is a significant difference in the quality of teaching among the secondary teachers in the different public schools serving as respondents of the study. Spearman Rho Correlation Coefficient was used to establish the relationship between the secondary teachers' ratings in the RPAST and their teaching effectiveness. The study revealed that 1) the average performance efficiency ratings were 87.61, 82.40, and 65.71 for INHS, KNHS and TNHS, respectively, with descriptive equivalents of very satisfactory for INHS and KNHS and satisfactory for TNHS, 2) there was no correlation between the performance ratings of the secondary teachers and their teaching effectiveness as perceived by students because of the lower ratings from the students compared to the higher ratings given by the administrators to their teachers; and 3) there was a significant difference in the quality of teaching among the secondary teachers in the three public schools service as respondents of the study.

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