The Evolving Dynamics between Instructional Leadership, Collective Teacher Efficacy, and Dimensions of Teacher Commitment: What Can Chinese Independent High Schools Tell Us?

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Title: The Evolving Dynamics between Instructional Leadership, Collective Teacher Efficacy, and Dimensions of Teacher Commitment: What Can Chinese Independent High Schools Tell Us?
Language: English
Authors: Lei Mee Thien (ORCID 0000-0001-8626-9825), Sin Yun Lim, Donnie Adams (ORCID 0000-0001-7777-5187)
Source: International Journal of Leadership in Education. 2024 27(4):739-761.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Teacher Attitudes, Private Schools, High Schools, Foreign Countries, Principals, Work Attitudes, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy
Geographic Terms: Malaysia
DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2021.1913236
ISSN: 1360-3124
1464-5092
Abstract: Although studies on instructional leadership are culturally and contextually specific, research in the Chinese high school settings remains scarce. This study attempts to examine the relationship between instructional leadership and the dimensions of teacher commitment with collective teacher efficacy as a mediator. Data were collected from 357 teachers in five Chinese Independent High Schools in Penang, Malaysia. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling method. Findings revealed that instructional leadership has a significant and direct relationship with teacher commitment to school-, students-, and teaching except the dimension of teacher commitment to profession. Collective teacher efficacy has a significant mediating effect between instructional leadership and each dimension of teacher commitment, namely commitment to school-, students-, teaching-, and profession. This study provides empirical findings for both local and international scholars to further explore the evolving dynamics between instructional leadership, collective teacher efficacy, and teacher commitment in future studies.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1431056
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Although studies on instructional leadership are culturally and contextually specific, research in the Chinese high school settings remains scarce. This study attempts to examine the relationship between instructional leadership and the dimensions of teacher commitment with collective teacher efficacy as a mediator. Data were collected from 357 teachers in five Chinese Independent High Schools in Penang, Malaysia. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling method. Findings revealed that instructional leadership has a significant and direct relationship with teacher commitment to school-, students-, and teaching except the dimension of teacher commitment to profession. Collective teacher efficacy has a significant mediating effect between instructional leadership and each dimension of teacher commitment, namely commitment to school-, students-, teaching-, and profession. This study provides empirical findings for both local and international scholars to further explore the evolving dynamics between instructional leadership, collective teacher efficacy, and teacher commitment in future studies.
ISSN:1360-3124
1464-5092
DOI:10.1080/13603124.2021.1913236