Relationship between leadership styles of middle school principals and school culture
Abstract
This study examined middle school principal leadership styles of successful schools. The success of an Indiana school is based on meeting or exceeding the state average score on the Indiana state standardized ISTEP+ test. There are 77 principals whose schools were successful based on the above definition in 2003. Thirty-nine of the 77, who participated in this study, completed the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and Organizational Description Questionnaire. Fisher's Exact test was used to determine significance for a relationship between leadership style and school culture. Two hypotheses were tested for the following relationships: leadership style and school culture, leadership style, school culture, and effectiveness. The hypotheses were rejected; there were significant relationships between the variables. Summary of conclusions. (1) The predominant leadership style exhibited by the participating principals was transformational. (2) There is a relationship between transformational leadership style and transformational school culture. (3) Effective leadership was related to transformational leadership style and school culture.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Kline, Purdue University.
Subject Area
School administration
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