Ethical Leadership Practices of School Heads and Level of Organizational Commitment and Professionalism of Teachers in Public Secondary Schools
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ethical leadership, organizational commitment, teacher’s professionalismAbstract
The study aimed to determine the correlation between the ethical leadership practices of school heads and the organizational commitment and professionalism of teachers in public secondary schools. Purposive sampling was used to obtain 124 secondary public school teachers who served as respondents. A descriptive-correlational design was used in the study. Findings of the study revealed that most of the respondents were female, most of them were the are in the age range of the most productive years of their working life, and quite a good number of them are either currently enrolled in or have already completed graduate studies. The school leaders are ethical leaders who regularly exhibit a great measure of fairness and justice, integrity and transparency, and role modelling. Teachers show a strong sense of organizational commitment. The ethical leadership practices of the school head are the primary factor responsible for and having a positive impact on the teachers’ organizational commitment, including all its factors. The teachers are highly professional in the areas of their growth and development, ethics and integrity of their work, and competency in teaching. Ethical leadership is the main factor for teacher professionalism, and there is a significant and positive correlation between them. The differences in ethical leadership practices of school heads when teachers are grouped by gender, age, and highest educational attainment are not statistically significant. Lastly, role modeling, the ethical leadership component of the school, is most strongly associated with teachers’ organizational commitment, whereas honesty and transparency are most significantly related to teachers’ professionalism.
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