Assignment 2 : Analysing the research paper
Submitted by : Nang Aye Aye Htun
St. ID : 236511001
Date : 22 / 9/ 2566
Research paper : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wNhktB3apz7cFtbIwq1-SRSDnR0mk8FN/view?usp=share_link
Research title : Impact of Principal Leadership Styles on Teacher Job Performance : An
Empirical Investigation
Researchers : Khalida Parveen, Phuc Quang Bao Tran, Tribhuwan Kumar and Akhter Habib Shah
Khalida and Phuc are from Faculty of Education, Southwest University of Chongqing, China. Tribhuwan is from the Department of English Language and Literature, College of Science and Humanities at Slain, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. Akhter is from the Department of English, College of Science and Humanities at Al Char, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, too.
Research Background : This research was conducted to investigate the relationship and effect of principal leadership styles on teacher job performance at public secondary schools in Faisalabad city, Punjab, Pakistan. The research is conducted through the questionnaires with 102 principals and 512 teachers. The results revealed that the leadership styles has the strong and positive impact on teacher job performance from the aspect of autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire leadership styles. In this research, there are four objectives, five research questions and four hypotheses.
- Type of Research : Qualitative research
This is a qualitative research because the researchers used the questionnaire to collect the data. In this research, two instruments developed by Imhangbe et al. (2018) were adopted and slightly modified to match the educational context in Pakistan :
- Questionnaire for principal leadership style (QPLS) - for the teachers to assess their principals’ leadership style and the perceived effect on their job performance
- Questionnaire for teacher job performance ( QTJP) - for the principals to rate their teachers’ job performance
The first questionnaire (QPLS) consists of three parts: Part A for demographic information, part B contains 18 items, six items for each leadership style. These two parts were measured by 3-point Likert scale of “always = 3”, sometimes= 2” and “never=1”. Part C has 30 items which are combined with the questions based on autocratic leadership ( Q 1-10) , democratic leadership ( Q 11-20), and laissez -faire leadership ( Q 21-30). This part C is assessed with a 4-point Likert scale with the values of “strongly disagree =1”, disagree=2”, “agree=3”, and strongly agree=4”.
The second questionnaire QTJP was composed of two portions.The first portion is about participant demographics. The second portion is integrated by five subparts utilizing items from Hsiang (2012) “ Teachers’ job performance Questionnaire” which include teaching lessons, lesson planning, lesson evaluation, handling student discipline, and classroom management.
2. Variables in the Research
The independent variable in this research is the leadership style. The dependent variable is the teachers’ performance because the performance can be manipulated by the leadership style.
3. Sampling Design
The random sampling technique was used to draw a sample from the population. Accordingly, 115 principals and 600 teachers were approached to get data, of which 614 respondents (i.e., 102 principals and 512 teachers) finally contributed to the study.
4. Measurement Design
In this research, the researchers used questionnaires as the instruments. These instruments are also approved by the Education Department of Faisalabad city, Pakistan to collect the data. The researchers devoted 2 months to data collection. After the collection of valid questionnaires, proper statistical tools, i.e., percentages, correlation, and regression analysis, were adopted to check the reliability and ascertain the hypotheses. After data screening, percentages were performed to assess the persistently used principal leadership styles.
In this study, the regression analysis was performed to envisage the value of the one variable on other variables, i.e., principal leadership style and teacher job performance. Additionally, t-test and ANOVA were calculated to verify the proposed hypotheses. Given the verification of Hypotheses 2, 3, and 4, the Pearson’s correlation was employed. For the testing purpose of all hypotheses, the level of significance of alpha (p < 0.05) was used as the threshold value.
For all the schools involved, the researchers first obtained permission from the Punjab Educational Bureau. A detailed description of the questionnaire was also provided to the principals and the teachers. Neither a principal nor a teacher was forced to participate in the study or to fill out the questionnaire. The researcher also asked their opinion before distributing the questionnaire.
5. Statistical Design
The statistical design that is used in this research is correlational design. The statistical tools, i.e., percentages, correlation, and regression analysis, were adopted to check the reliability and ascertain the hypotheses. After data screening, percentages were performed to assess the persistently used principal leadership styles. Additionally, multiple regression analysis was employed to ascertain the first hypothesis. In this study, the regression analysis was performed to envisage the value of the one variable on other variables, i.e., principal leadership style and teacher job performance. Additionally, t-test and ANOVA were calculated to verify the proposed hypotheses. Given the verification of Hypotheses 2, 3, and 4, the Pearson’s correlation was employed. For the testing purpose of all hypotheses, the level of significance of alpha (p < 0.05) was used as the threshold value.
6. Internal and External Validity of the Research
Internal validity of the Research
In this research, the two types of questionnaires were used which are questionnaire for principal leadership style and questionnaire for teacher job performance. These two instruments were verified by a panel education experts. Moreover, the approval for the data collection was also granted by the Education Department of Faisalabad city, Pakistan. Most importantly, both the questionnaires were adjusted to align with the participants. To be able to collect the accurate data, the questionnaires were written in English and Urdu ( the language spoken in Faisalabad). This is great support for the participants in helping them answering the questions easily and more accurately because most of the Punjabis are fluent in Urdu compared to English. To check the reliability, the researchers used percentage , correlations and regression analysis were used . Moreover, to verify the hypothesis, t-test and ANOVA were also used to calculate the collected data.
External validity of the Research
The participants that are participated in this research were not forced . They volunteered . The researchers also asked the participants’ opinion first. Then, the researchers make sure that the participants have a good understanding of the questions asked the questionnaires. In addition, this research limits its scope of context to public secondary schools of a city in a South Asia-based developing country. Moreover, in this research, only three leadership styles were conceptualized in the path-goal theory. According to the results, the researchers suggested that the sole use or integration of autocratic and/or democratic leadership styles should be adopted in the public secondary schools to optimize the teacher job performance in the long run.