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Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia

Behind every successful school there is an excellent principal. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of principals' leadership styles on teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in some Islamic schools in Malaysia. The population consisted of teachers...

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Main Authors: Amzat, Ismail Hussein, Masrum, Saidah Na’ilah, Ahmadu, Talatu Salihu, Hamed, Alyahmadi, Mohd Amirrudin, Sarah Najwa
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Language:English
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Published: University of Malaya 2023
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LB1705 Education and training of teachers
LB2801 School administration and organization
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spelling my.iium.irep.1054372023-07-11T06:45:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/105437/ Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia Amzat, Ismail Hussein Masrum, Saidah Na’ilah Ahmadu, Talatu Salihu Hamed, Alyahmadi Mohd Amirrudin, Sarah Najwa LB1705 Education and training of teachers LB2801 School administration and organization Behind every successful school there is an excellent principal. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of principals' leadership styles on teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in some Islamic schools in Malaysia. The population consisted of teachers from both the public and private Islamic schools in Selangor. The sample was 390 teachers from 30 Islamic schools in the State of Selangor, Malaysia. Participants were selected using purposive sampling technique. Questionnaires were the main instruments for data collection. The instruments for the study were Leadership Styles by Kurt Lewin, Teacher Wellbeing Questionnaires (TWQ) and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ). For the data analysis, the study used variance-based Structural Equation Modelling using SmartPLS statistical software. The findings indicated an effect of principal leadership style on teacher wellbeing and the effect of teacher wellbeing on teacher organizational commitment. Partial mediation of teacher wellbeing was found between leadership styles and teacher commitment. This research responded to the awakened call on improving Islamic schools around the world, contributed to the impact of school leadership on teacher enhancement and the indirect influence ofschool leadership on learning. Several discussions, implications and recommendations were made for development of Islamic schools in Malaysia and around the world. University of Malaya 2023-04-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105437/1/105437_Principal%20leadership%20style.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105437/7/105437_Principal%20leadership%20style_SCOPUS.pdf Amzat, Ismail Hussein and Masrum, Saidah Na’ilah and Ahmadu, Talatu Salihu and Hamed, Alyahmadi and Mohd Amirrudin, Sarah Najwa (2023) Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Management, 11 (2). pp. 32-49. E-ISSN 2289-4489 https://mojem.um.edu.my/index.php/MOJEM/article/view/43139
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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language English
English
topic LB1705 Education and training of teachers
LB2801 School administration and organization
spellingShingle LB1705 Education and training of teachers
LB2801 School administration and organization
Amzat, Ismail Hussein
Masrum, Saidah Na’ilah
Ahmadu, Talatu Salihu
Hamed, Alyahmadi
Mohd Amirrudin, Sarah Najwa
Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia
description Behind every successful school there is an excellent principal. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of principals' leadership styles on teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in some Islamic schools in Malaysia. The population consisted of teachers from both the public and private Islamic schools in Selangor. The sample was 390 teachers from 30 Islamic schools in the State of Selangor, Malaysia. Participants were selected using purposive sampling technique. Questionnaires were the main instruments for data collection. The instruments for the study were Leadership Styles by Kurt Lewin, Teacher Wellbeing Questionnaires (TWQ) and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ). For the data analysis, the study used variance-based Structural Equation Modelling using SmartPLS statistical software. The findings indicated an effect of principal leadership style on teacher wellbeing and the effect of teacher wellbeing on teacher organizational commitment. Partial mediation of teacher wellbeing was found between leadership styles and teacher commitment. This research responded to the awakened call on improving Islamic schools around the world, contributed to the impact of school leadership on teacher enhancement and the indirect influence ofschool leadership on learning. Several discussions, implications and recommendations were made for development of Islamic schools in Malaysia and around the world.
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author Amzat, Ismail Hussein
Masrum, Saidah Na’ilah
Ahmadu, Talatu Salihu
Hamed, Alyahmadi
Mohd Amirrudin, Sarah Najwa
author_facet Amzat, Ismail Hussein
Masrum, Saidah Na’ilah
Ahmadu, Talatu Salihu
Hamed, Alyahmadi
Mohd Amirrudin, Sarah Najwa
author_sort Amzat, Ismail Hussein
title Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia
title_short Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia
title_full Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia
title_fullStr Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in Islamic schools in Malaysia
title_sort principal leadership style and teacher commitment mediated by teacher wellbeing in islamic schools in malaysia
publisher University of Malaya
publishDate 2023
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/105437/1/105437_Principal%20leadership%20style.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/105437/7/105437_Principal%20leadership%20style_SCOPUS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/105437/
https://mojem.um.edu.my/index.php/MOJEM/article/view/43139
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