Relationship between School Leadership Style and Teachers' Motivation

Aaliya Mavani

Abstract: The top management has the pivotal role in this process. The employee morale and motivation should always be kept high by many different ways. It is the leadership style that builds and sustains the employee motivation for better output, and healthy and thriving work environment. Research shows that leadership style impacts employees in a number of ways like employee job satisfaction, morale, performance, motivation, creativity, organizational commitment and trust. The purpose of this research is to study how teachers perceive the leadership styles of their managers and their own motivation level. The study also delves into studying the relationship between leadership styles and teachers? motivation. This a descriptive study design with a sample size of 80 teachers in Mumbai area. The tools were constructed by the researcher and content validated using expert judgement. The Cronbach Alpha for Leadership Style was 0.875, and for Teacher Motivation was 0.895. It was observed that more than 75 % teachers are happy about the leadership, and 99% feel motivated to work in their schools. Pearson Correlation between the two variables was 0.458 (significant at 0.00001level), indicating significant and positive correlation between School Managers? Leadership Style and Teacher Motivation. The null hypothesis therefore, is rejected in favour of the alternative hypothesis. In other words, teacher motivation is high, if the leadership style is found to be encouraging and accommodating. The results are in sync with the available literature. For leaders and managers, understanding and nurturing employee motivation is essential for building a high - performing organization. Effective leadership inspires employees to commitment, trust and long - term loyalty. The ability to shift between styles in response to situational demands is a hallmark of effective leadership in modern, fast - paced, and competitive business landscapes. What is true for business organizations, same is true for educational institutes.

Keywords: Teacher Motivation, Leadership Style, School Management, Employee Morale, Organisational Commitment