The Role of Modern Leadership Styles Among Government School Principals in the City of Irbid and its Relationship to Job Satisfaction among Teachers

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the dominant leadership style among public school principals from the point of view at Irbid city teachers in the light of some variables. The study sample consisted of (837) male and female teachers at public schools in Irbid. The results showed that the dominant leadership style among government school principals is reciprocal leadership, and that the modern leadership styles of principals and the satisfaction of teachers came to an average degree, and that there were no statistical differences in modern leadership styles due to gender and experience variables, while there were statistical differences in modern leadership styles. It is attributed to the academic qualification variables in favor of the doctorate degree holders, and the teachers’ rank variable in favor of the expert teacher’s rank. The results also showed that there were no statistical differences in the level of satisfaction due to the variable of teacher rank, while there were statistical differences in the level of satisfaction due to the variables of sex in favor of females, and in the variable of experience in favor of more than 10 years, and in the variable of educational qualification in favor of holders of a bachelor's degree. There is a positive, statistically significant relationship between modern leadership styles and satisfaction.