Evaluation of the Mediating Role of Ethical Judgment in the Impact of Leadership on Transformational-Exchange Leadership and the Effectiveness of School on Academic Achievement from the Viewpoint of Secondary School Teachers in Urmia

parivash mohammadi gheshlagh ¹ (Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran)

Submited date : 2018-12-24 accepted date : 2019-05-21

Keywords: Academic Achievement, Ethical Judgment, Transformational Leadership-Managers Effectiveness, School Effectiveness,

Abstract :

The present study was conducted to evaluate the intermediate role of moral judgment in the effect of managers' transformational leadership and school effectiveness on academic achievement from the viewpoints of high school teachers in Urmia. The purpose of this research is applied and in terms of method, research is descriptive and in terms of nature, research is a correlation. The statistical population of the present study is all high school principals of Urmia, who were active in the academic year of 1394-1385. The total population of the community was 2,200, of which 370 were selected as sample. To fulfill the research objectives, three main hypotheses were developed. Regression analysis and structural equations (path analysis) were used to confirm or reject the hypotheses, The results of the study indicate that the transformational leadership of the managers has a positive and significant effect on moral judgment. Effectiveness of the school is also effective on moral judgment and ethical judgment has a positive and significant effect on academic achievement. Finally, despite the intermediary role of moral judgment, the effect of leadership change on the ethical judgment of directors increases the effectiveness of the school.