IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: EXPLORING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF SELECTED SECONDARY AGRICULTURE TEACHERS

• Main Author: Thomas, Ryan H
• Format: Others
• Published: UKnowledge 2013
• Subjects: Transformational Leadership; Career Major; Program Completer; Successful Transition; Teacher/Student Relationship; Agricultural Education
• Online Access: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cld_etds/7; http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=cld_etds

The purpose of this study is to determine if transformational leadership styles of agriculture teachers in Jessamine County has an impact on successful transitions of program completers. To be more specific, the focus was to look at agriculture teachers at Jessamine Career and Technology Center (JCTC) to see if they exhibit components of transformational leadership. If so, does transformational leadership of those teachers assist students with successful transitions after graduation? Successful transition is deemed by the Kentucky Department of Education as students that seek post-secondary education, employed full-time or enlist in a branch of armed services. The population for this study consists of graduates from Jessamine County between the years of 2010-2012. All participants were program completers in the agriculture career major. All participants also meet the criteria of successfully transitioning. The participants in the study indicated agriculture teachers at JCTC did exhibit all components of transformational leadership. Participants also indicated transformational leadership utilized by the agriculture teachers assisted them in successfully transitioning after high school. Relationships between participants and agriculture teachers at JCTC were an indicator of why transformational leadership was a successful leadership style of the agriculture teachers.