%0 Journal Article
%@ 978-983-9479-72-0
%A Chan, Yuen Fook
%A Sidhu, Gurnam Kaur
%A Nur Hidayatulshima, Omar
%A Institut Aminuddin Baki,
%D 2010
%F iab_repo:29
%I Institut Aminuddin Baki
%J Porsiding Seminar Nasional Pengurusan & Kepimpinan Pendidikan ke-17 2010
%K leadership style, job satisfaction, teachers, primary schools
%P 42-55
%T The Relationship Between Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction Among Primary School Teachers in Malaysia
%U http://eprints.iab.edu.my/v2/29/
%X The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between teacher's leadership style and teacher's job satisfaction in the primary schools in Malaysia. The study  used a survey questionnaire to collect data from 391 teachers from seven states in Malaysia namely Selangor, Kelantan, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu. The respondents of the study is limited to only primary school teachers, heads of departments/panels and senior assistants due to the relevancy of the research. The questionnaire consists of questions measuring teachers' perceptions of job satisfaction and dimensions of their school head's perceptions of job satisfaction and dimensions of their school head's leadership style. Moderate to strong positive correlations were found between measures of leadership style and scores on the job satisfaction. No gender differences were found on job satisfaction variables. This paper recognizes the effective leadership style of school heads and the relationship with job satisfaction of primary school teachers in Malaysia.