Abstract
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN BINZHOU CITY, CHINA
*Lan Tian and Guo Yanning
ABSTRACT
High-quality education relies on the efforts of teachers, and teachers' strong organizational commitment is one of the guarantees of work quality. Headmasters with good transformational leadership influence the level of teachers' organizational commitment. The present study was guided by the two research objectives. They were to examine the level of transformational leadership and organizational commitment, and to determine the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment among primary school teachers in Binzhou City, China. This study involved a minimum of 234 teachersas the participant from top 3 primary school in Binzhou City,Shandong Province, China. They are First Primary School, Qingyi Primary School, and Experimental Primary School. This study used a quantitative approach through an online questionnaire distributed to respondents. The study employed Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) and Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) as the instrument. The findings of this study showed that the level of transformational leadership possessed by primary school teachers in Binzhou City is at a high level (mean = 3.74). The level of organizational commitment among primary school teachers in Binzhou City is at a moderate level (mean = 3.38). The study found a significant and positive correlation between transformational leadership and organizational commitment among primary school teachers in Binzhou City, China. Specifically, the various dimensions of transformational leadership showed different degrees of positive correlation with organizational commitment, collectively supporting the positive influence of transformational leadership on organizational commitment. The findings of this study on the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational commitment among primary school teachers in Binzhou City, China, hold significant implications for educational leadership, policy development, and practice. These implications resonate with the objectives outlined in the National Outline for Medium and Long-term Education Reform and Development (2010-2020) and China Education Modernization 2035. The study recommended future research on mixed method on qualitative and quantitative approach. It also recommended future research involve substituting the transformational leadership style with other leadership styles to ascertain the level of leadership practices among primary school headmasters in Binzhou City.
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