The Transactional Leadership Style of University Leaders in The Teachers Job Satisfaction in Hunan Province: Basis for Managers Leadership Program

Abstract

This research study aims to determine the transactional leadership style of university leaders and the teachers’ job satisfaction in Hunan Province which could be use as basis for managers leadership program. Chinese school leaders display distinctive ways in handling complex environment. The Chinese government issued reforms to improve higher education as an international player linked to employing educational leadership. Hence, when school leaders argued that teachers who work together affect policies and practices in several manner. The present study aims to provide insights on the transactional leadership style of school leaders that enhances the job satisfaction among teachers making the educational complex environment a collaborative one. This research study entitled “The transactional leadership style of university leaders in the teachers job satisfaction in Hunan Province: Basis for managers leadership program” will focus primarily on determining the transactional leadership style of university leaders and the teachers’ job satisfaction on such style exhibited which could be use as basis for managers leadership program. Basically, the indicators will be limited to the following interwoven and non-hierarchical facets of teaching expertise teaching and supporting learning, professional learning and development, mentorship, research, scholarship and inquiry, and educational leadership. In addition, the study will also identify transactional leadership style exhibited by university leaders to justify the need of the present study that would help the researcher design action study to enhance the leadership styles towards achieving high job satisfaction.