THE PRINCIPAL'S TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT MODEL IN BILINGUAL KINDERGARTEN IN ZHUHAI, GUANGDONG
Keywords:
Transformational Leadership Model, Principal, bilingual kindergarten, ZhuHai GuangZhouAbstract
The objectives of this research were:(1) to determine the components and indicators of principal's transformational leadership. (2) to develop the model of principal's transformational leadership bilingual kindergarten in ZhuHai, GuangDong, The People?s Republic of China.(3) to propose the guideline for improving principal's leadership of bilingual kindergarten in ZhuHai, GuangDong, The People?s Republic of China.
The research was a mixed methodology, including qualitative and quantitative research. The population of the research consisted of 1457 who were teachers of bilingual kindergarten in ZhuHai, Guangdong. A proportional stratified random sampling method was used to sample, totaling 306 persons. The instruments used for data collection were semi-structured interview and a five-level rating scale questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were descriptive statistics and Confirmative Factor Analysis.?
The research findings revealed that: (1) there were 4 components and 15 indicators of transformational leadership required by principals of bilingual kindergarten in ZhuHai, Guangdong, which consisted of Individualized consideration, Moralemodeling, Visionary vision, Charisma; and (2) the developed transformational leadership model for principals of bilingual kindergarten in ZhuHai, Guangdong was consistent with the empirical data. (3) propose the guideline for improving principal's leadership of bilingual kindergarten in ZhuHai, GuangDong, The People?s Republic of China.The value of Relative Chi-square (?2/df) = 1.874, Degree of Freedom (df) = 80, Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.905, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) = 0.973, and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.050, all in line with specified criteria. And the key components had the weight between 0.835-0.927 higher than 0.70.
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