The Effect of Ethical Leadership on Professional Learning Communities with the Mediating Role of Normative Commitment

Document Type : Quantitative Research Paper

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1 Department of Educational Sciences; Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.

2 Department of Educational Sciences; Urmia University

3 Department of Educational Sciences, Shahid Maddani University of Azerbaijan

10.22034/jsa.2024.141832.2534

Abstract

In organizational interactions and communities, professional learning communities have gained more attention from managers due to their sustainable benefits for human resources and organizations, which contribute to growth and development. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation based on structural equations as a method. The statistical population of the study consisted of all primary school teachers in District Two of Urmia, totaling 1,236 individuals. The sample size was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table, resulting in a selection of 291 individuals. A cluster random sampling method was employed. Data were collected based on four questionnaires: Brown et al.'s (2005) Ethical Leadership Questionnaire, Hu et al.'s (2015) Professional Learning Communities Questionnaire, Eisenberg et al.'s (2001) Normative Commitment Questionnaire, and Jangman et al.'s (2005) Teacher Decision-Making Participation Questionnaire, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.91, 0.91, 0.87, and 0.85, respectively. The validity of these questionnaires was confirmed by experts and through SPSS analysis. Data analysis was conducted using Smart PLS 3 software. The results indicated that ethical leadership has a positive and significant impact on professional learning communities, and normative commitment plays a mediating role in the relationship between ethical leadership and professional learning communities. However, participation in decision-making does not play a moderating role in the relationship between ethical leadership and professional learning communities.

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School Administration
Volume 12, Issue 2
July 2024
Pages 141-160

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  • Receive Date: 01 August 2024
  • Revise Date: 08 September 2024
  • Accept Date: 23 September 2024

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