One-size-fits-all? A cross-validation study of distributed leadership and teacher academic optimism

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ID21784480
AutoresLei Mee Thien (0000-0001-8626-9825, autor correspondente), Sui Yin Chan
Ano2022
Volume50
Fascículo1
Páginas43-63
Data de publicação2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEducational Management Administration & Leadership (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1741-1432 • E-ISSN: 1741-1440
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1741143220926506
OpenAlexW3027069708
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas49

This study aims to validate Western-based distributed leadership and teacher academic optimism scales in the Malaysian primary school context. This study further examined the relationships between distributed leadership and teacher academic optimism as well as each dimension of teacher academic optimism. Data were collected from 442 primary school teachers in Penang, Malaysia. This study used exploratory factor analysis and partial least squares structural equation modeling for data analyses. Findings revealed that both distributed leadership and teacher academic optimism scales were applicable in the Malaysian primary school context. Distributed leadership has a significant positive relationship with teacher academic optimism by controlling teacher gender and teaching experience. Likewise, distributed leadership has a significant positive relationship with academic emphasis, teachers’ trust in students and parents, and teacher sense of efficacy. Implications and future studies are presented

Distributed leadership · Educational leadership · Instructional leadership · Leadership style · Mathematics education · Optimism · Pedagogy · Shared leadership · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Education and Islamic Studies · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology