The Research of Relationship between Kindergarten Principal’s Instructional Leadership and Teacher’s Creative Teaching

• Main Authors: Hsin-Mei Wang, 王心玫
• Other Authors: Dong-Chur Ho
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/31137043394955457576

碩士 === 朝陽科技大學 === 幼兒保育系碩士班 === 97 === Abstract The main purpose of this study is to investigate current situation of kindergarten principal’s instructional leadership and teacher’s creative teaching in Taichung, explore influential effects of variables on these two areas between principals’ instructional leadership and teachers’ team-teaching, and analyze relationships between kindergarten principals’ instructional leadership and teachers’ creative teaching. To accomplish these goals, literature review is adopted in addition to questionnaire. The questionnaire called ‘‘The Investigating Research of Kindergarten Principals’ Instructional Leadership and Teachers’ Creative Teaching in Taichung’’ is designed by the researcher based on literature review and validated by professionals. 401 questionnaires are delivered, and 332 are retrieved with an effective return rate of 83%. The collected data analysis includes description statistics, reliability analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson-moment correlation analysis, multiple stepwise regression analysis, and Scheffé’s posteriori comparison through the use of SPSS 12.0 for Windows. The major results are summarized as follows: 1、Kindergarten principals’ instructional leadership and teachers’ creative teaching situation are well. 2、There is significant influence on kindergarten principal’s instructional leadership in the aspect of principals’ instructional leadership, such as age, educational background, serving years, positions, and kindergarten category of public or private. School size and kindergarten location do not significantly affect kindergarten principals’ instructional leadership. 3、There is significant influence on teachers’ creative teaching in the aspect of teachers’ creative teaching, such as age, educational background, serving years, positions, kindergarten category of public or private, and kindergarten location. School size do not greatly influence kindergarten teachers’ creative teaching. 4、There is a positive correlation between kindergarten principals’ instructional leadership and teachers’ creative teaching. 5、Development teaching assignment and the goal of teachers’ team-teaching are the most positive predictors of principals’ instructional leadership. Finally, based on the above results, the researcher proposes some suggestions to the educational authorities, the kindergarten directors and teachers, as well as future researchers.