ABSTRACT

The influence of the principal’s transformational and transactional leadership style on teachers’ job satisfaction and teachers’ performance has been a widely researched topic in many countries. However, there is a dearth of research on this topic in Vietnam. This exploratory study has been conducted in public high schools in the southern region of Vietnam to understand the influence of the transformational and transactional leadership style on teachers’ job satisfaction and job performance. This quantitative study used a two-stage cluster sampling method to collect the data from 18 public high schools, which included 144 teachers. The factor analysis and path analysis are used in this study to determine the direct and indirect effects of the principal’s leadership on teachers’ job satisfaction and teachers’ performance. The results show a positive relationship between transformational leadership style and a negative relationship of transactional leadership style on teachers’ job satisfaction and performance. The results further indicated that job satisfaction acts as a mediator variable between the principal’s leadership style and teachers’ performance. The findings of this study would be useful for the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and school leaders in Vietnam to bring required changes in the school environment and leadership practices to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction and their performance.

摘要

校长变革型和交易型领导风格对教师工作满意度和教师绩效的影响已成为许多国家广泛研究的课题。然而，越南缺乏对这一主题的研究。这项探索性研究已在越南南部地区的公立高中进行，以了解变革型和交易型领导风格对教师工作满意度和工作绩效的影响。本定量研究采用两阶段整群抽样方法，从 18 所公立高中收集数据，其中包括 144 名教师。本研究采用因子分析和路径分析来确定校长领导对教师工作满意度和教师绩效的直接和间接影响。结果表明，变革型领导风格与交易型领导风格对教师工作满意度和绩效呈负相关关系。结果进一步表明，工作满意度是校长领导风格与教师绩效之间的中介变量。这项研究的结果将有助于越南教育和培训部 (MOET) 和学校领导对学校环境和领导力实践进行必要的改变，以提高教师的工作满意度和他们的表现。结果进一步表明，工作满意度是校长领导风格与教师绩效之间的中介变量。这项研究的结果将有助于越南教育和培训部 (MOET) 和学校领导对学校环境和领导力实践进行必要的改变，以提高教师的工作满意度和他们的表现。结果进一步表明，工作满意度是校长领导风格与教师绩效之间的中介变量。这项研究的结果将有助于越南教育和培训部 (MOET) 和学校领导对学校环境和领导力实践进行必要的改变，以提高教师的工作满意度和他们的表现。