The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between leadership style of school administrators', as measured by the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire-5X (MLQ-5X) and School Culture measured by the Perceptions of School Culture (POSC), when controlling for age, gender, years of experience, and educational level. A sample of…

School improvement and accountability pressures heightened at the turn of the 21st century, with the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002 and with the Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015. These actions spurred research to facilitate school improvement and meet state standards. Researchers identified a strong correlation between a…

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of organizational performance (as assessed by the 2022 "U.S. News & World Report") of HBCUs on the perceptions of presidents' transformational leadership style, organizational outcomes, and shared governance. This research originated from the negative stereotypes about HBCU…

Women are increasingly being hired as online adjunct faculty, so it is important to examine the different indicators that contribute to their overall job satisfaction. The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the relationships between female online adjunct faculty's perceptions of job satisfaction and supervisor leadership style at…

Leadership is of paramount importance to any organization, as leaders can set the tone for the organization's employees. The path to leadership in childcare can be markedly different from other professions, as there is no qualifying criteria; however, previous research has identified that for leaders to be effective they must possess skills,…

This study sought to determine whether there was correlation between a superintendent's use of a transformational leadership and levels of collective teacher efficacy. Four research questions were answered in this study: Is there a statistically significant correlation between collective teacher efficacy and school district superintendents'…

This correlational study analyzed the data from surveys administered to current Illinois superintendents. Two-way MANOVAs were used to identify if there was a statistically significant relationship between the nine factors of Transformational and Transactional leadership styles as measured by the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) and…

Researchers generally credit Albert Bandura for providing the theoretical framework for studying collective teacher efficacy. Research shows that principals using transformational leadership behaviors significantly impact collective teacher efficacy. Policies, such as Every Student Succeeds Act, increasingly put pressure on school districts to…

In the State of Connecticut, 79000 students are serviced through Special Education. There has been little research examining leadership of the Special Education Coordinator role. As burnout continues to be a theme, overlooked is how the leadership provided correlates. This study investigated how Transformational Leadership (TL) is related to…

As the pedagogy of online instruction in higher learning institutions and universities continues to grow, academic leaders must determine the needs and ambitions of online faculty and staff to facilitate workplace satisfaction, personal growth, faculty retention, and professional progress. The problem is that, as the pedagogy of online instruction…

The literature is sparse for studies on the leadership behaviors of engineers. Traditionally, organizations generally view engineers as problem-solvers, and their career advancement is more often along a technical track rather than a leadership track. Because today's organizations are seeking employees who can think creatively in order to find…

This study sought to determine whether there was a statistically significant correlation between school board behaviors and characteristics, and a superintendent's use of a transformational leadership model. The study was grounded in four research questions: Is there a statistically significant correlation between board behaviors and…

Leadership is crucial in an organisation's long-term viability and incredibly motivating teachers. Theoretical and conceptual searches for leadership styles that work in any situation, such as teachers' teaching motivation and with any set of followers, have never been more abundant in the field of leadership research. However, some findings…

This study aimed to examine the vast and diverse roles that diversity professionals play on college campuses and to create and establish statistical reliability and validity evidence for the Diversity Professional Skills Assessment (DPSA). A diversity professional was described as an individual who held a leadership position on a college campus…

This research's objective was to determine how the principals' leadership style correlates with the teachers' job satisfaction. The research study determined whether administrators' leadership styles can affect teacher job satisfaction in elementary schools. The research question which guided the research: "Is there a statistically…