Transformational Leadership In School

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Theoretical framework
Transformational leadership
Transformational leadership is a relatively new leadership invented by James MsGregor Burns (1978). Generally, transformational leadership expresses a focus on the development of the bond between leaders and followers in the organization through the four elements, including idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration.
Definition of Transformational Leadership
As Northhouse ( 2015) defined, transformational leadership is the process in which people can cooperate together, bringing about an association that intensify the motivation and morality level in both followers and leaders. Bass (1991) extended that transformational leadership …show more content…

Among the investigations to substantiate the advantageous effects of transformational leadership in school field, Eyal and Roth (2011) conducted a study to look over its effects on tecahers’ motivation and welfare as well. Interestingly, the findings indicated that there was a significant improvement in motivational level of teachers under employment of transformational leadership, though teachers fell rather tired due to multiple responsibility involvements for making changes of …show more content…

Moreover, these principals often relate to their teachers as professionals while showing their appreciation to teachers, empowering teachers in discussions for school matter, nurturing and intellectually stimulating them to be initiative for making changes ins schools.
These above studies clarify the beneficial effects of transformational leadership as well as proving that how essential it is to grasp and perceive the role of the school principals’ leadership style in a process of building an effective schools. As Coles and Southworth (2004) concluded, transformational leadership is a favorable tool for promoting teachers’ emotional bonds with principals, augmenting their professional commitment to teaching and expediting the improve school outcomes.
The four I’s of Transformational

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