Abstract
This study aimed at identifying the prevailing leadership styles of managers, the organizational environment prevailing in the public schools in Amman, furthermore the relation between these leadership styles and the organizational climate. Thus, the researchers used the descriptive approach on a sample consisting of (55) teachers of the physical education in these schools, of experience between (10-15) years. Collecting the study data, a questionnaire of the leadership style (Shehadeh, 2008) was used after been modified. It consisted of (2) domains (the dictatorial style, the democratic style) with (15) paragraphs. In addition, the questionnaire of (Ahmed, 2008) was modified to measure the organizational climate. It consisted of (4) domains (communication, organization, working conditions, administrative laws) with (20) paragraphs. However, the five-dimensional Likert scale was used in both tools. The results showed that the dominant pattern in the public schools in Amman is the dictatorial pattern, with mean average of (4), which affected the organizational climate in these schools of an average effect of (2.79). The results also showed a positive correlation between the democratic leadership and the organizational climate (0.61). Accordingly, this research concluded that the leadership style based on consultation, participation in decision-making and teachers’ personal value esteem has a significant role in the organizational climate.
Highlights
Two questionnaires were used after been modified; the questionnaire of the leadership style of (Shehadeh, 2008), to consist of two domains (the dictatorial pattern, the democratic pattern) with (15) paragraphs and the questionnaire of (Ahmed, 2008) to measure the organizational climate, where It consisted of (4) domains (communication, organization, working conditions, administrative laws) with (20) paragraphs
The arithmetic mean of the dictatorial leadership style were relatively high (4). This result is consistent with the responses of the study sample in the area of organizational climate, which has a moderate degree in the areas of communication, organization, working conditions, while the administrative laws ranked relatively high
The results revealed the values of the arithmetical mean and the standard deviations of the domains of the democratic pattern, where most of the paragraphs of this pattern found to be average except for paragraph (6, 7), as Paragraph (1) which states that "the school principal participates in the social events”, has got the highest average score of (3.20) and an average grade
Summary
Two questionnaires were used after been modified; the questionnaire of the leadership style of (Shehadeh, 2008), to consist of two domains (the dictatorial pattern, the democratic pattern) with (15) paragraphs and the questionnaire of (Ahmed, 2008) to measure the organizational climate, where It consisted of (4) domains (communication, organization, working conditions, administrative laws) with (20) paragraphs. This result is consistent with the responses of the study sample in the area of organizational climate, which has a moderate degree in the areas of communication, organization, working conditions, while the administrative laws ranked relatively high.
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