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Publication Date: 2021
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Perceptions of Principal Authentic Leadership: A Survey of Israeli Elementary Teachers in Diverse Religious-Cultural Contexts
Barth, Anat; Tsemach, Sigalit
Religious Education, v116 n3 p224-238 2021
This research compares teachers' perceptions of principals' authentic-leadership dimensions, between collectivistic and individualistic cultures in the Israeli-Jewish (non-Arab) elementary schools. Culture will predict authentic-leadership dimensions with an individualistic tendency toward authenticity. 482 Israeli elementary school teachers (30% state-secular, 39% state-religious, 31% ultra-Orthodox) completed the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire. The results show that an internalized moral perspective was not predicted by culture, while self-awareness, relational transparency, and balanced processing were predicted by culture, associated with individualistic culture. This research strengthens the importance of culture for authentic-leadership and might help design culturally-sensitive principals' training programs; and may help principals improve schools' effectiveness in a culturally compatible manner.
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Jews, Elementary School Teachers, Collectivism, Individualism, Cultural Influences, Leadership Styles, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Administrator Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Moral Values, Prediction, Metacognition, School Effectiveness, Judaism, Religious Factors, Religious Education, Public Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Cultural Context
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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