RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP STYLE AND WORK ENGAGEMENT AMONG SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KERALA

Abstract

Objectives of the study 1. To find out the extent of Work Engagement among school teachers in Kerala. 2. To identify the Leadership Styles among school teachers in Kerala. 3. To find out whether Leadership Style and Work Engagement of school teachers are related. Methodology Sample : 326 school teachers from Kozhikode, Malappuram, Trichur, Wayanad, Palakkad, Trivandrum and Kasargode revenue districts of kerala. Tools used for the study : Leadership Style Inventory (2013) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (2003) Statistical technique used for the study 1) Single group t-test.2) 99 Percentage Confidence Interval for Mean.3) Pearson’s Product Moment Co efficient of Correlation 4) Three way ANOVA (3x2x3).5) Scheffe Post Hoc Test Major findings:1)School teachers have a moderate level of work engagement.2)Transformational leadership style is more frequently used than transactional leadership style by school teachers.3)There exist a moderate positive significant relationship between transformational leadership style and Work engagement of school teachers.

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