Principals’ Transformational Leadership Practices and Teacher Job Satisfaction in TS25 Schools: A Current Survey of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Lina Fung Mohammad, Azlin Norhaini Mansor, Rosafizah Mohamed Idrus, Bity Salwana Alias

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The coronavirus epidemic has caused irregular changes in Malaysia's education system, affecting teachers’ work satisfaction. Therefore, as the school leader, the principal must be diligent in implementing the proper leadership style. This study was conducted to survey the level of transformational leadership practices of principals and teacher job satisfaction in TS25 schools in Kuching, Sarawak, during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this quantitative survey, 252 respondents were selected through a random sampling method among 728 teachers. The questionnaire of this study was constructed and modified based on the Burns and Bass Transformational Leadership Theory Model and Maslow's Hierarchical Needs Theory, which have been tested for their validity and reliability. The Cronbach's alpha value of the questionnaire was 0.820. The study data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study indicated that principals' transformational leadership practices were extremely high (mean = 4.252, s. d = 0.470), while teachers' job satisfaction was also very high (mean = 4.186, s. d = 0.395). This study found that there was a significant and robust positive relationship between transformational leadership and teacher job satisfaction [r (252) = 0.705, p < .01]. The outcomes of this study can assist the principals involved with the School Transformation Program 2015-2025 (TS25) to enhance their leadership style so that teachers' job satisfaction can be improved in the future. The implications of this study will assist the stakeholders in ensuring the TS25 Program runs smoothly in the future. The coronavirus epidemic has caused irregular changes in Malaysia's education system, affecting teachers' work satisfaction. In conclusion, the transformational leadership style positively impacted teacher job satisfaction during the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Keywords: transformational leadership, teacher job satisfaction, pandemic.


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