ERIC Number: EJ985924
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-2434
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Principalship in an Indonesian School Context: Can Principal Decision-Making Styles Significantly Predict Teacher Job Satisfaction?
Hariri, Hasan; Monypenny, Richard; Prideaux, Murray
School Leadership & Management, v32 n5 p453-471 2012
This paper examines relationships between teacher-perceived principal decision-making styles and teacher job satisfaction in schools in Lampung Province, Indonesia. We use the General Decision-making Style instrument, the Job Satisfaction Survey and a demographic questionnaire developed for this study. Our findings show that: 12 out of the 15 relationships tested were significant; rational, intuitive, dependent and avoidant decision-making styles were significant predictors of teacher job satisfaction; and these are still significant predictors after the possible effects of gender, marital status, teacher certification and school location are controlled for. (Contains 12 tables.)
Descriptors: School Location, Teacher Certification, Foreign Countries, Principals, Job Satisfaction, Marital Status, Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Leadership, Decision Making, Leadership Styles, Correlation, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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