The effects of the leadership styles of Taiwanese junior college presidents on teacher job satisfaction

OF THE DISSERTATION THE EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP STYLES OF TAIWANESE JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS ON TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION by Ching-San CMang Florida International University, 1995 Professor Stephen M. Fam, Major Professor The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the relationsMp between, the leadership styles of Taiwanese junior college presidents and teacher job satisfaction. The study exammed the difference in teachers’ perceptions of presidents’ leadership style and teachers’ job satisfaction, the degree of agreement between teachers,perceptions and presidents5 self-perceptions, the difference in leadersh^) style and presidents’ age, tenure, school status and size; the difference in job satisfaction and teachers’ gender, age, job tenure, education, academic rank, school status, and school size. Data were obtained from 20 presidents and 282 teachers. ITie Presidents’ Leadership Orientations questionnaire collected data from presidoits. The Presidents’ Leadership Orimtations and Teacher Job Satisfiction questionnaires collected data from teachers. Data were analyzed by t-tests, ANOVA, CM Square, and Scheffe’s test for con^aring contrasts. Descriptive analyses yielded means, standard deviations, frequencies, and percentages. Afl results were tested at the 0.05 level of si^uficance. Findings: General job satisfaction was related to number, but not to type, of leadership frame. Teachers’ and presidents, perceptions of leadership style used were congruent. Leadership style did not differ witli presidents5 age, job tenure, school size, or school status. Teacher satisfaction with teacMng, school enwonment, adnunistration/supemsion, job remuneration, and promotion, differed with school size. Satisfaction with, teaching and promotion, differed with gender. Satisfaction with teaching, admmistration/supemsion, job remuneration, and promotion differed with academic rankSatisfaction, with school enviroiimeiit differed witli superviaon/administratioii and age. Satisfaction with supemsion/adimiiistratioii differed with tenure. There was no difference between educational level and any of the satisfedion measures. Page CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION . 1 St3toi33.dit of the . Probl-dn . T sô i* dx ^̂ Li-6stioxis 9 Subsidiary Questions 9 I-<U3Ut3tl̂ )HS C3 f* til 10 Definition of Terms . 10 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 12 Introduction . 12 The Theoiy and Related Study of University Presidents' Leadership Style . 1.2 The Definition of I-#6Hd6rship . 12 The Development of Leadership ITieory . 13 Tr3Jt Period # 14* l O i i * €̂1*1.0d **#*• • • •*• •*• • •*• • •»»• • •■• •»• • • • •******* 15 ( ! / d iod *•**«•»*•*• • • •**• • •*•»• • •»•»**••«*•**** 17 Modem Leadsrdiip T h e o r y . . 18 S10 JOl dl 1 TTw O"* Dunco. siondX lLy63>dc<irsliip TTxcory Multiple Frames Leadership The or y. 26 vi i The Theory and Related Literature on Job Satisfaction . 29 The Definition of lob Satisfaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Development of Job Satisfaction Studies 32 The Related Theories of Teacher Job Satisfaction 37 Maslow*s Hierarcliy of Needs Theory 37 Herzberg's Two-Factor (Motivation-Hygiene) Theory) . 39 Vroom's Expectancy Theory of Motivation . 40 Related Instruments and Their R e s u l t s 42 CHAPTER HI: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY » . 47 Jutx*̂ 5 4 " 7 47 T n S t lT X T T l0 T I 1 9 . t lQ f l 5 2 / TT Odrdx̂ I* Jot) Satisfaction* ^̂ O.GStlOHKL3XlG * * 5 2 Leadership Orientations Quest i onnai re. 55 D f l . t ( i/ o He C/tiĉ n. »**•**•«• • •****• •»•»• •«*•»*■*• • •«»■• • •*• • • •**• • •**• • •* 5 8 CHAPTER W: RESULTS OF THE STUDY . 61