A Study on Shared Leadership and Positive Psychological Capitals of Teachers at Primary and Secondary Schools

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to measure shared leadership and positive psychological capital levels of teachers at schools and to examine the relationship between these two variables. Descriptive survey and relational research models were used in the study. The sample group of the study was comprised of 550 teachers working at primary and secondary schools at the Battalgazi and Yeşilyurt central districts of the province of Turkey during the 2017-2018 academic year. The data were acquired via Shared Leadership Scale and Positive Psychological Capital. Descriptive statistics were calculated during the data analysis stage, correlation analysis and regression analysis were used. According to the results of the study, there is a correlation between shared leadership and the positive psychological capitals of teachers at primary and secondary schools. Shared leadership at primary and secondary schools predict the positive psychological capitals of teachers and all its sub-dimensions in a statistically significant manner. It was observed as a result of the study that shared leadership and positive psychological capitals of teachers are at a high level in primary and secondary schools. It was observed that shared leadership at schools increases the positive perspectives of teachers, their expertise, sense of trust, social characteristics, their resolve to struggle against difficulties and their hope for the future. It was observed that creating a school environment based on sharing, supporting the efforts of teachers, including them in decision making processes, ensuring that they effectively contribute to all development and change efforts in the school or the solution stages of a problem as well as working in cooperation to reach the goals of the school are important so that teachers as one of the most important elements of education develop a positive psychology.

Investigation of the Effect of Positive Psychological Capital on School Effectiveness

“…According to the teachers' opinions, the research findings show a significant and positive relationship between the dimensions of effective school and positive psychological capital. This result coincides with the results of Çobanoğlu and Bozbayındır's (2019) study in which they determined the leadership characteristics and positive psychological capital levels of administrators and examined the relationship between these two variables. They found a significant relationship between positive psychological capital and shared leadership characteristics of primary and secondary school teachers.…”

“…According to the findings of the study, transformational leadership style significantly predicts positive psychological capital of teachers. According to the results of the research conducted by Çobanoğlu and Bozbayındır (2019) regarding the manager dimension, which is an important dimension of an effective school, it was seen that there is a significant relationship between the leadership styles of effective school managers and their teachers. According to the findings obtained from Çiftçi's (2019) study; there is a statistically significant relationship between the positive psychological capital scale and the sub-dimensions of self-efficacy, optimism, confidence, extraversion, resilience and hope.…”

Investigation of Shared Leadership and Organizational Commitment in Primary and Secondary Schools: Malatya Case

“…Some studies on all levels of school in Turkey (Korkmaz, 2011;Uslu & Beycioglu, 2013) found out that shared leadership was at a "high" level, while a study in primary schools (primary and secondary schools) was at a "mostly shared" level (Yilmaz, 2013). Similar to these studies, there are many studies that state that the level of shared leadership is "mostly shared" (Saricice ; 2014) and "high" (Ba ir Cobanoglu, 2019). Based on the results of these studies in the field, it can be stated that the shared leadership in schools in Turkey is at a high level with respect to to the teachers' opinions.…”

Investigation of Shared Leadership Behaviours of School Principals According to Teachers' Perception

“…In the quantitative findings of this research, which was carried out in a mixed design, it was determined that the shared leadership behaviors of school principals were at a low level according to teacher perceptions. Contrarily, it was determined that principals of schools demonstrated shared leadership behaviors at a high level according to teachers' perceptions in a lot of studies (Bakır and Aslan, 2014;Çobanoglu and Bozbayındır, 2019;Korkmaz and Gündüz, 2011;Uslu and Beycioğlu, 2013;Torres, Bulkley and Kim, 2020). After seeing that the results of the current quantitative study were clearly different from other studies in the literature, it was decided to investigate the reasons for this situation.…”