AESTHETIC LEADERSHIP AND TEACHER MORALE IN BASIC EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLS
Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to study the aesthetic leadership and teacher morale in Basic Education High Schools, Thanlyin Township. The specific objectives are 1) to study the level of principals’ aesthetic leadership behaviours perceived by teachers, 2) to study the differences in principals’ aesthetic leadership behaviours based on demographic data, 3) to study the level of teacher morale, 4) to study the differences in level of teacher morale in terms of personal factors and 5) to analyze the significant relationship between the aesthetic leadership behaviours and teacher morale. Total of 7 principals and 177 teachers in Basic Education High School, Thanlyin Township were selected to participate in this study. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. The reliability coefficient (Cronbach α) was 0.96 for Aesthetic Leadership Scale questionnaire and 0.73 for Purdue Teacher Opinionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Independent Samples t Test, One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Post Hoc Tukey HSD and Pearson product-moment correlation were used to analyze the data in quantitative study. In this study, principals from Basic Education High School, Thanlyin Township, Yangon Region behaved the aesthetic leadership behaviours perceived by teachers at high level (Mean=3.18, SD=.32). Although there were significant differences in aesthetic leadership behaviours of principals among school groups, no significant difference was found according to administrative service and school location. Similarly, the teachers from Basic Education High School, Thanlyin Township have high level of morale (Mean=3.08, SD=.28). There were significant differences in teacher morale level among school groups, educational qualification and position of the teachers. But, no significant difference was found in teacher morale level according to the age and teaching service of the teachers. Also, there was a significant relationship between aesthetic leadership behaviours and teacher morale (r=.584, p=.000).
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Khant Nyar Su Su San
Subject
- Educational Theory
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)