Abstract:

In this study, it is aimed to compare the ethical, transformational, paternalistic, spiritual, and instructional leadership styles of school principals. For this purpose, the research has been carried out according to the survey model. 586 teachers from Istanbul province participated in the study. A high level of a positive correlation has been found between the leadership styles of school administrators perceived by the teachers. Teachers most perceived ethical leadership style and least perceived paternalist leadership style of school administrators. While teachers' perceptions of instructional, transformational, ethical, and spiritual leadership styles differ significantly according to their gender; It does not differ significantly according to their educational status. It has been determined that the instructional, transformational, ethical, paternalist, and spiritual leadership styles of school administrators differ significantly according to the type, grade, and age variables. The instructional, transformational, paternalist and spiritual leadership styles of school principals do not differ significantly according to the seniority variable; however, it has been determined that the ethical leadership style of school administrators differed significantly according to the seniority variable. It has been determined that instructional, transformational, ethical, paternalist, and spiritual leadership styles of school administrators differ significantly; according to the type of schools, grade, and age variables.

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