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ERIC Number: ED601740
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 143
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-0855-6666-7
ISSN: EISSN-
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The Relationship between Superintendent Servant Leadership Behavior and Principal Job Satisfaction in Iowa
Fleming, Brady
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, University of South Dakota
Data from recent studies indicate that school principal turnover is high and that some principals suggest low job satisfaction levels. Superintendent leadership can influence the job satisfaction level of principals. This study examined the extent to which superintendent servant leadership behaviors correlate with principal job satisfaction. The population included all public school principals in the state. The final sample size consisted of 312 principals. The study utilized two survey instruments to explore superintendent servant leadership characteristics and job satisfaction data. The servant leadership characteristics included accountability, authenticity, courage, empowerment, forgiveness, humility, standing back, and stewardship. Questions investigating principal job satisfaction were broken into intrinsic and extrinsic subcategories. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were used to analyze the relationship between superintendent servant leadership behaviors and the job satisfaction of principals. Data from the surveys were evaluated for statistical significance at the 0.01 level. Results indicated a statistically significant relationship between superintendent servant leadership behavior and overall principal job satisfaction. Data also showed statistically significant relationships between each of the eight servant leadership characteristics and overall principal job satisfaction. Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) items that focused on extrinsic job satisfaction indicated statistically significant relationships with overall servant leadership and each of the eight servant leadership characteristics. MSQ items that focused on intrinsic job satisfaction also indicated statistically significant relationships with overall servant leadership and each of the eight servant leadership characteristics. The demographic factors of principal gender, number of years working as a principal, number of years working with the same superintendent, highest degree held, and size of the school district did not suggest statistically significant relationships with overall principal job satisfaction. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iowa
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire
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