An exploration of the Relationship between Principal Change Leadership Competencies and Teacher Change Beliefs

Tai, Mei Kin and Omar, Abdull Kareem (2016) An exploration of the Relationship between Principal Change Leadership Competencies and Teacher Change Beliefs. JURNAL PENGURUSAN DAN KEPIMPINAN PENDIDIKAN JILID 30 Bil.02 DISEMBER 2016, 30 (2). pp. 21-41. ISSN 1511-4147

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was twofold: a) to examine the causal relationship of principal change leadership competencies (PCLC) and teacher change beliefs (TCB); b) to investigate the moderating effects of demographic factors on the above relationship. PCLC was operationalised using Principal Change Leadership Competencies Scale while TCB was measured using Teacher Change Beliefs Scale. A total of 936 teachers from 47 High Performing Secondary School in Malaysia completed the survey. Structural equation modelling was applied to test the models whereas invariance analysis was conducted to examine the demographic moderators. The result demonstrated that PCLC was significantly related to TCB (.81). In other words, in any school change, PCLC operates as a significant predictor for TCB. As changes in TCB are greatly influenced by PCLC, with TCB being the critical factor which leads teachers to embrace change, school principals need to competently strengthen teacher self-influences through the mechanism of personal agency – the belief system. Besides, the results of the study also revealed that the moderating effects of gender, age, year of experience and location of school were statistically significant. Hence, the above demographic factors should take into consideration in the causal relationship of PCLC and TCB in any school change.

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