ABSTRACT

The present study, situated in a large urban public school district, explores the relationship of teacher perceptions of principal leadership and teacher commitment to students’ academic success and social well-being, as well as whether organizational trust and collective efficacy mediate this association. Structural equation analysis revealed that principal transformational leadership was uniquely associated with organizational trust and efficacy but not with teacher commitment. Transactional leadership behaviors of a principal were directly related to teacher commitment. Findings complicate understandings about the influence of TL on teacher commitment in a district and about conceptions of organizational setting, suggesting that urban school leaders maintaining high performance expectations may foster teacher commitment to students. More significantly, the study highlights the need for further exploration of contingency approaches in understanding leadership within specific school contexts.

摘要

本研究位于一个大型城市公立学区，探讨教师对校长领导的看法和教师承诺与学生学业成功和社会福祉的关系，以及组织信任和集体效能是否调节这种关联。结构方程分析表明，校长变革型领导与组织信任和效能具有独特的相关性，但与教师承诺无关。校长的交易型领导行为与教师承诺直接相关。调查结果使关于 TL 对地区教师承诺的影响以及组织环境概念的理解变得复杂，这表明城市学校领导保持高绩效期望可能会促进教师对学生的承诺。