Multiple Correlation between Ethical Leadership of School Principals and Teachers’ Teaching Behaviors under The Office of Secondary Educational Service Area 25

Abstract

This research is descriptive research. The purposes of research were to study  1) the level of ethical leadership of school principals under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Area 25,  2) the level of teachers’ teaching behaviors, and  3) the relationship between ethical leadership of school principals and teaching behaviors of teachers in these schools. The population of this research included 84 school principals and 3,726 teachers, the total 3,810 persons. The sampling groups were 435 persons including 84 school principals which were selected through stratified sampling method. Research instrument was a questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using a computer program for figuring out mean, percentage, standard deviation, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient. Findings were as follows:          1) Overall and each aspect of ethical leadership of school principals under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Area 25 indicated a high level action. Their mean scores could be respectively ranked from high to low as follows: responsibility, good citizenship, respect, justice, and trustworthiness.             2) Overall and each aspect of teachers’ teaching behaviors indicated a high level action. Their mean scores could be respectively ranked from high to low as follows: classroom management, measurement and evaluation, student-centered activity management, use of media and technology, and classroom research. 3) The multiple correlation coefficient between ethical leadership of school principals and teachers’ teaching behaviors indicated a moderate level of positive relationship (r=0.436) with a statistical significance at the .01 level. 4) The multiple correlation between the 6 aspects of ethical leadership of school principals (trust, respect, responsibility, justice, generosity, and good citizenship) and teaching behaviors of teachers indicated the “r” equals 0.501 (r = 0.501) which could correctly predict the teaching behaviors of teachers at 25.10%. It could be concluded that the relationship of the 6 factors of ethical leadership of school principals and teaching behaviors of teachers was found with statistical significance at .01 level.