Analysis of the Relationship Between the Organizational Climate and Transformational Leadership Roles of the School Administrators*

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ABSTRACT:In this research, the correlation between the transformational leadership roles of school administrators and climate of organization according to perceptions of teachers who officiate in primary schools was analyzed. The sample of this research consisted of 258 teachers who officiate in public primary schools in Yakutiye, Erzurum that subordinated to Ministry of Education in 2013-2014 educational years old. As data collection tools in research, ""Organizational Climate Scale''" and ""Transformational Leadership Survey''" was used. In this descriptive research ,while analyzing the data was profited from standard deviation ,average, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and multiple linear regression. Results of research showed that the transformational leadership roles of school administrators and climate of organization has a moderately significant correlation. The results of regression analysis predicted idealized effect, being inspiration and individualized concern sides of transformational leadership and supportive administrator behaviour side of climate of organization positively and meaningfully. School administrators' imperious behaviours and teachers' unconcerned behaviours sides of climate of organization predicted being inspiration side of transformational leadership. The results of research was discussed depending on improve climate of organization in schools and transformational leadership behaviours of school administrators. Keywords: climate of organization, transformational leadership, primary organization administrators Extended Abstract Purpose and Significance:This study aims to analyze the relationship between the organizational climate and transformational leadership roles according to the perceptions of the teachers working in primary schools. Determining the relationship between the organizational climate and transformational leadership roles of the school administrators is important to understand which dimensions of the transformational leadership are related to which dimensions of school climate. School administrators who exhibit leadership behaviors create a positive atmosphere in the school and they can ensure the school to achieve its goals effectively. It is expected that the findings of the study will contribute to the literature when it is thought that the transformational leadership is important to create a positive climate.Methods: Relational screening model, one of the screening models, is used in the study. In this study which is conducted in screening model, the relationships between the organizational climate and the transformational leadership are analyzed. The universe of

Transformational school leadership: a systematic review of research in a centralized education system

“…Ayık and Diş (2015) showed that although the inspirational motivation dimension of TSL has a relatively negligible effect on developing a strong school culture, the idealized influence, intellectual stimulation and individualized interest dimensions are effective in developing a positive one by nurturing supportive principal behavior and genuine and cooperative teacher behavior. Additionally, TSLs are more adept at psychologically empowering individuals.…”