Abstract:
This study was to investigate the teachers* job satisfaction and their
perceptions of principal's leadership styles in schools in Sammanthurai
Zonal Educational Division and to understand how well the perception
of teachers about the principals' leadership styles relate to the levels of
teacher job satisfaction in these schools. The study was conducted by
using a random sample of eight schools in Sammanthurai educational
division. Data were collected from 216 teachers. The data collected from
the instruments were analyzed using factor analysis. Pearson product movement
correlation used to find the relationship. The combined
effects of the independent variable were used as predictors for multiple
regression analyses. The results of univariate analysis revealed that the
level of variables such job satisfaction was moderate. Autocratic
leadership, democratic leadership and Laissez-faire leadership were
weak, high and moderate. The result of the correlation analysis showed
there is significant positive relationship between democratic leadership
styles and job satisfactions (r=0.647). There is positive relationship
between Laissez-Faire leadership style and job satisfactions (r=0.439).
There is poor positive relationship between autocratic leadership and job
satisfactions (r=0.024) it is does not significant at 0.05level. The
multiple regression analysis revealed that the three independent
variables have significantly explained 30% of the variation in the
employee job satisfaction.
