Effective School Leadership as a Predictor of School Culture

Abstract

The research aims to examine the relationship between effective school leadership and school culture according to teacher perceptions. For this purpose, the research is designed with predictive correlational model. The sample of the study consists of 507 teachers identified by simple selected sampling methods. The research data were collected through "Effective School Leadership Scale" and "School Culture Scale". To determine perceptions of participating teachers’ on effective school leadership and school culture for the purpose of the research, statistical analyzes such as arithmetic average and standard deviation were used. To determine the relationship between variables, Pearson Moments multiplication correlation coefficient analysis was used. The common variance of effective school leadership and school culture was determined using structural equation modeling. As a result of the research, a strong relationship between effective school leadership and success and support culture and a moderate relationship between the task culture was determined. It was also concluded that there was a very weak relationship between effective school leadership and bureaucratic culture. On the other hand, it was concluded that effective school leadership is a significant predictor of school culture. In this context, school administrators' leadership skills should be developed in order to create an effective school culture.