ERIC Number: EJ1362083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-2473-8115
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A Quantitative Study on Leader Behaviors and Teacher Well-Being: Low and High Socioeconomic Schools
Bostic, Jason A.; England, Amy N.; Chism, Kara
Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, v9 p93-102 Sep 2022
Instructional leaders of the school building influence teachers' well-being. While there have been many studies conducted regarding reasons teachers leave the classroom, very few studies focused on the differences between leader behaviors and teacher well-being. The purpose of this research study was to determine if there were statistically significant differences between leader behaviors and teacher well-being at high and low socioeconomic schools located in Alabama. The study used survey data from the "Multi-factor Leadership Questionnaire" (MLQ-5X) Instrument and the "Teacher Subjective Well-Being Questionnaire" (TSWQ) using an online Qualtrics platform. The study surveyed 46 participants in the high socioeconomic group and 44 participants in the low socioeconomic group. An independent samples t-test was conducted to determine if any significant differences exist between high and low socioeconomic schools regarding leader behaviors and teacher well-being. The results indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in the leader behavior between low and high socioeconomic schools but not a statistically significant difference between teacher well-being between low and high socioeconomic schools.
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Questionnaires, Transformational Leadership, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Socioeconomic Status, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys, Administrator Behavior, Well Being, Job Satisfaction, Self Efficacy
Alabama Association of Professors of Educational Administration. P.O. Box 8368, Dothan, AL 36304. Tel: 334-983-6556 ext. 1-350; Fax: 334-556-1053; Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/aapelorg/home
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire
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