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A Study of the Relationship between Leadership Styles (Transformational, Transactional) of Managers and Professional Satisfaction of Teachers: Girls’ Elementary School of Khomeinishahr

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  • Parisa Shafiee
  • Ghorban Ali Salimi
  • Badri Shahtalebi

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The present study was a descriptive-correlational study conducted to examine the relationship between managers’ leadership style and professional satisfaction of teachers of girls’ elementary school of Khomeinishahr in 2012-2013. The statistical population consisted of all girls’ elementary school teachers equaled 500 individuals, from which 218 individuals were selected based on simple random sampling and Cochran’s sample size formula. Data were collected through Bass leadership style questionnaire (1992) consisting of 45 items, and Marston et al. professional satisfaction questionnaire (2005) consisting of 19 items, which were based on a five-level Likert item. The face validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by supervisor, advisor and some experts. The reliability of the questionnaires was measured by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient equaled 0.913 and 0.872 for the leadership style questionnaire and the professional satisfaction questionnaire, respectively. Using descriptive statistics including frequency, frequency percent, and mean value as well as inferential statistics including Pearson correlation coefficient and ANOVA, data were analyzed. The results indicated a significant relationship between managers’ transformational leadership style (r=0.39, P

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  • Parisa Shafiee & Ghorban Ali Salimi & Badri Shahtalebi, 2014. "A Study of the Relationship between Leadership Styles (Transformational, Transactional) of Managers and Professional Satisfaction of Teachers: Girls’ Elementary School of Khomeinishahr," International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, vol. 3(4), pages 61-71, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:hur:ijarpe:v:3:y:2014:i:4:p:61-71
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