- Title
- School principals' leadership behaviours in relation to teacher job dissatisfaction : a case of three rural schools in the Butterworth Education District
- Creator
- Nohako, Siphumle
- Subject
- School principals Teacher-administrator relationships Teachers -- Job satisfaction
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MEd.
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/11216
- Identifier
- vital:37320
- Description
- There is an increasing dissatisfaction among teachers in South Africa. Teacher job dissatisfaction has been found to have negative impact on how teachers perform their jobs, is likely to influence teachers to leaving the teaching profession and impact negatively on learner achievement. Finding ways to combat the problems is of utmost importance. Leadership behaviours of school principals have been found to be one of the key factors that positively affect teacher job dissatisfaction. This qualitative study sought to understand leadership behaviours employed by rural school principals in relation to teacher job dissatisfaction. This was a case study of three schools in the Butterworth Education District in the Eastern Cape Province. A total of three principals and twelve teachers participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis were data collection instruments utilised in this study. House’s Path Goal Theory was identified as the relevant theory for understanding school principals’ leadership behaviours in relation to teacher job dissatisfaction. Findings revealed that, school principals are aware of the manifestations of teacher job dissatisfaction at their schools. However, teacher job satisfaction does not feature as an agenda item in both staff and school management meetings. Moreover school principals were found to be employing various leadership behaviours to respond to different manifestations of teacher job dissatisfaction. Leadership behaviours like participative and transformational were found to have a positive impact on teacher job dissatisfaction. Directive and laissez-faire were found not suitable in improving teacher job dissatisfaction. Findings also unearthed tensions between school principals’ leadership behaviours and teachers’ expectations on how principals should lead in relation to teacher job dissatisfaction. This study proposes that, as leaders school principals should act in both formal and informal ways to build teacher commitment in their organizations and influence teachers to achieve the goals and objectives of the school. School principals should create platforms where teacher job dissatisfaction is discussed and strategies to improve it are explored. This would help them to be aware of how their leadership behaviours impact on teacher job satisfaction and thereby make conscientious decisions to improve the level of teacher job dissatisfaction.
- Format
- 117 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University name of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University name Fort Fare
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