The relationship between school principals communicative behavior, job satisfaction and willingness to collaborate: Head of Educational Departments perceptions
Author(s) -
Abdul- Mohsen Al-Qahtani
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of educational and psychological studies [jeps]
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-7046
pISSN - 2218-6506
DOI - 10.24200/jeps.vol2iss2pp51-99
Subject(s) - immediacy , psychology , job satisfaction , communicative competence , perception , competence (human resources) , head teachers , social psychology , personality , applied psychology , pedagogy , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience
This study aimed at exploring the relationship between the educational leaders’ communicative behavior (communication immediacy and communicative competence) and job satisfaction, communication satisfaction, and willingness to communicate as; perceived by department heads'. It also examined the effect of willingness to communicate as a personality trait on job satisfaction and communication satisfaction. The sample comprised 272 head of departments (132 males & 143 females). The results showed a statistically significant positivel relationship between educational leaders’ communicative behaviors and the level of job satisfaction, communication satisfaction, and willingness to collaborate.
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