TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHER MOTIVATION INFLUENCING COLLEGE ENGLISH TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN GUANGXI HIGHER EDUCATION
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https://doi.org/10.14456/aamr.2024.37Keywords:
Job Performance, Transformative Leadership, Techer Motivation, Guangxi Higher EducationAbstract
This study aims to determine the relationship and effects between transformational leadership and teacher motivation on college English teachers’ job performance in Guangxi higher education. Utilizing a quantitative research approach, the study surveyed 400 administrators and college English teachers in Guangxi. The findings reveal teacher motivation demonstrated a strongly significant positive relationship with job performance. Additionally, a moderate positive relationship between transformational leadership and job performance. Multiple regression analysis showed that the model explained 14.5% of the variance in job performance. Based on the analysis, the job performance of college English teachers can be estimated using the following formula: Job Performance = 1.702 + 0.176 * Transformational Leadership + 0.282 * Teacher Motivation. The study also proposes strategies for improving teachers' job performance, applicable to both organizations and university principals.
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