Gurr, D. (2002). Transformational Leadership Characteristics in Primary and Secondary School Principals, Leading and Managing, 8 (1), 82-103. (original) (raw)
Bass and Avolio have developed the most widely known and researched model of transformational leadership. This model utilises the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) to assess transformational, transactional and non-leadership behaviours and outcomes associated with these behaviours. In this study 19 Victorian government school principals and 192 raters of the principals completed the MLQ5x(revised). It was found that both principals and raters described principals as showing a leadership profile that typifies transformational leadership. There were differences in ratings of principal leadership according to the gender of the principal, with raters tending to rate female principals as showing more frequent transformational leadership behaviour, lower transactional and nonleadership behaviour, and promoting more desirable outcomes in followers. There were few differences associated with whether the principal was in a primary or secondary school. Comparisons with Australian and international databases were made and recommendations for future research suggested.
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