AN EXAMINATION OF THE PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP STYLES OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS AS DETERMINATES OF TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION

The aim of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between principal leadership style and teacher job satisfaction. In the study participated 251 teachers and 9 principals of Shkodra’s private schools. In this, study, leadership style, as perceived by the teachers, was the independent variable and teacher job satisfaction was the dependent variable. This study found that the leadership style, telling, tended to have higher levels of teacher job satisfaction in the areas of supervision, contingent rewards, operating conditions, communication, total job satisfaction and style adaptably. Principals with 7-10 years of principal experiences tended to have higher levels of teacher job satisfaction rather than principals with over than 5 years of experience. Differences in age, gender and highest degree earned were not found to be statistically significant.