| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立台南師範學院 === 國民教育研究所 === 86 === The purpose of this study is to investigate the current status of the elementary school principal''s communication behavior, organizational communication climate and leadership effectiveness,and to examine whether there is any correlation between the three domains. Furthermore, it aims to explore whether teachers of different backgrounds will show significant differences in their perception of the principal''s communication behavior, organizational communication climate and leadership effectiveness. The sample population included 643 public elementary school teachers who is teaching in the areas of Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung. Each teacher had to complete three questionnaires-- Audit of Administrator Communication (AAC), Organizational Communication climate Inventory (OCCI), and Leadership Effectiveness Scale (LES). T-test, Multiple Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Scheffe'' Method, Pearson Product-moment Correlation, and Stepwise Multiple Regression were employed to analyze the data. The major findings are summarized as follows:(1) in teachers'' perception of the four categories of the principal''s communication behavior, the "informer"was ranked the highest,while the "affective involver" the lowest. (2)In teachers'' perception of the four categories of the organizational communication climate, the climate of the "trust and supportiveness" and the "openness in downward communication" had the highest scores, while the climate of the "participatory decision-making" had the lowest scores. (3)In teachers'' perception of the two categories of the principal''s leadership effectiveness, the "accomplishment of the school affairs" was considered more important than the "teachers'' attitude toward work". (4) Teachers of different backgrounds showed significant differences in their perception of the principal''s communication behavior, organizational communicational climate, and leadership effectiveness. (5)There was a significant positive correlation between the principal''s communication behavior and the leadership effectiveness, and a significant positive correlation between the organizational communication climate and the leadership effectiveness. (6)When the leadership effectiveness was counted, the organizational communication climate was more important than the principal''s communication behavior. The "trust and supportiveness" climate was an important variable that predicted the principal''s leadership effectiveness.
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