Principal Teacher Transformation Leadership and Teacher Job Satisfaction of Transformation 25 Schools in Jasin District Melaka

Abstract

Effective leadership is the basis of the administrator's style and practice in leading and influencing his subordinates towards organizational excellence. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the head teacher's transformational leadership practices and the job satisfaction of 25 transformational school teachers in Jasin district. A total of 254 teachers were selected as study respondents. The design of this study uses a survey method and the instrument used is a questionnaire. The study data was tested using descriptive statistics involving frequency, percentage, mean score and standard deviation. Correlation test used to analyze the relationship between the head teacher's transformational leadership practices and the level of teacher job satisfaction. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) software. The results of this study found that transformational leadership is at a high level (mean=4.46, s.p=0.468) and the mean for teacher job satisfaction is also high (m=4.47, s.p=0.521). The Correlation Test shows that there is a strong and significant relationship between the level of transformational leadership practices of head teachers and the level of teacher job satisfaction (r=0.689, p<0.01). This study can be a guide for head teachers to identify the problems faced and find suitable methods to solve the problem of low teacher job satisfaction. This study can be a reference for the district education office (PPD) and the State Education Department (JPN) to produce head teachers who have transformational leadership. This study can be a support for PPD or JPN to guide head teachers to adapt to the transformational leadership style. In conclusion, the head teacher as a school leader should play the role of head of the organization in order to increase the job satisfaction of teachers in the school organization.