Investigating the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Teachers' Creativity
Subject Areas : GeneralAlireza Youzbashi 1 * , mohammad mirkamali 2 , ali karampour 3
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2 - University of Tehran
3 - Ferdosi University
Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Creativity, Teachers,
Abstract :
Background: the research suggests that the creativity is one of the most important factors influencing on organization success and is considered a competitive advantage. It is expected that creativity, as a competitive advantage, will be appeared under the shadow of transformational leadership. Goal: the main purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership and teachers ' creativity. Method: the research method was descriptive-correlative and the statistical population consisted of all primary education teachers in Darreshahr City which was 450 people based on latest reports, of which 135 person were randomly selected using Levey and Lemeshow (1999) formula. The necessary data were gathered using 1) Randsepp (1999) creativity questionnaire, and, 2) Bass and Avolio's (2000) transformational leadership questionnaire. The research questions were analyzed in descriptive and inferential level. Findings: the findings showed that there is a positive significant relationship between transformational leadership and its dimensions (intellectual stimulation, idealized influence, individualized consideration, inspirational motivation) with teachers’ creativity. Moreover, the results of stepwise regression indicated that among transformational leadership dimensions (predictive variables), intellectual stimulation and inspirational motivation can explain the variations of teachers’ creativity. Conclusion: it can be said that the more principals show transformational leadership behaviors, the more teachers’ creativity will be emerged, based on research findings