A Study of the Relationship among the Principals’ Leadership Styles, Full-Time Administrators’ Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Taipei County Junior High Schools

• Main Authors: Chia-Yun Wu, 吳家云
• Other Authors: 陳錫珍
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98340273344170888421

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 教育政策與領導研究所碩士在職專班 === 96 === This study aims to explore the relationship among the principals’ leadership style, full-time administrators’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment in junior high schools. Questionnaires assessing principals’ leadership, full-time administrators’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment were completed by 233 full-time administrators from 53 junior high schools in Taipei County. Findings of the study were as follow: 1. Full-time administrators perceptions toward principals’ leadership styles were high in the consideration dimension and low in the initiative dimension. 2. Full-time administrators reported a medium-high degree of job satisfaction. 3. Full-time administrators responded a medium degree of organizational commitment. 4. There were significant differences in full-time administrators’ perceptions toward principals’ leadership styles based on years in profession . 5. There were significant differences in full-time administrators’ job satisfaction based on the size of school. 6. There were significant differences in full-time administrators’ organizational commitment based on age, education level, and years in profession. 7. The consideration dimension of principals’ leadership style was greatly related to job satisfaction of full-time administrators, and the initiative dimension was negatively related to job satisfaction of full-time administrators. 8. Full-time administrators’ job satisfaction was greatly related to organizational commitment, and the principals’ leadership styles, too. 9. The principals’ leadership styles were found to be a good predictor of full-time administrators’ job satisfaction. 10. Full-time administrators’ job satisfaction was found to be a good predictor of organizational commitment. The study concluded with several suggestions for improving full-time administrators’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment.