A STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ITS IMPACT PERCEIVED BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ON THEIR MORALE IN PAKISTAN
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FATIMA SADDIQUE
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Virtual University
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7/5/2020 12:00:00 AM
Abstract
The focus of the study was on the democratic leadership style of head teachers and how it
impacts teachers morale in federal government elementary schools in the Rawalpindi
region in Pakistan. This research concentrated on how teachers perceived democratic
leadership style of their head teachers and how teachers feel about morale in relation to
the democratic leadership practices at their schools. This research was guided by three
objectives: a) To find out the influence of democratic leadership style of head teachers on
the morale of elementary school teachers in Pakistan. b) To find out how democratic
leadership styles of head teachers develop high morale among elementary school
teachers?
All thirty-two federal government elementary schools situated in Rawalpindi city were
the population of study to find out which elementary school head teachers were practicing
democratic leadership style in their schools. For the collection of required data, mixed
methods approach was utilized. A leadership styles Questionnaire measuring democratic,
Authoritarian and Laissez-faire developed by Northouse (2009) was used to find out
leadership styles of school head teachers. The school head teachers who exercised
democratic leadership style were considered for further collection of data. For which
in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with their school teachers to find out
the influence of democratic leadership style on the morale of those teachers. Further, the
researcher used a basic interpretive method of analysis and thematic analysis to analyze
the interview data. The data analysis showed that due to the use of democratic leadership
style the elementary school teachers morale was high. Teachers acknowledged trust,
support, and motivation as factors that influenced their morale. This research has
confirmed that the use of democratic leadership style has a positive influence on the
morale of elementary school teachers in Pakistan.
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SADDIQUE,F(2019),A STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ITS IMPACT PERCEIVED BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ON THEIR MORALE IN PAKISTAN.VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN.(Lahore,Pakistan).
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