The role of school organizational trust and self-efficacy on the professional development of elementary female teachers with mediator role of leadership perception

Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society

elham esmaeeli ¹ , maryam sameri ² , mohammad hasani ³

1 - department of education, urmia branch, eslamic azad university, urmia, iran
2 - department of education , urmia branch, eslamic azad university, urmia, iran
3 - department of education, urmia university

Received: 2019-06-15 Accepted : 2020-02-14 Published : 2020-04-20

Keywords: self-efficacy, School organizational trust, Leadership perception, Professional Development, Elementary female teachers,

Abstract :

TThis research aims to investigate the role of school organizational trust, self-efficacy on the The professional development of elementary school female teachers, was conducted with the mediating role of leadership perception.The statistical population consisted of all elementary school Formal female teachers in Urmia city1400 people. Using a Stratified random sampling method, 302 subjects were selected as the sample from Cochran Formula. Measurement tools included standardized questionnaires whose validity and reliability were confirmed. Reliability of self-efficacy questionnaires, organizational trust, leadership perception, and professional development based on Cronbach's alpha were 0.91, 0.92, 0.89, 0.86, respectively. The research method was a descriptive correlation study which was analyzed using SPSS and Amos software using structural equation modeling.The results show that teacher self-efficacy, trust, and leadership are positively and significantly correlated with teacher's professional development, but self-efficacy has no direct and significant effect on professional development.The indirect effect of trust is an incentive for professional development through positive and meaningful leadership perceptions, and leadership perception is also an intermediary in the relationship of trust and self-efficacy with professional development.Based on research findings, it can be concluded that in order to enhance the professional development of elementary female teachers, it is possible to strengthen and enhance organizational trust and self-efficacy, which can also be the modification and selection of appropriate leadership styles as one of the mediators of professional development.

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