Mediating role of principal empowerment practices on the relationship between teacher quality and expected students academic performance

Mediating role of principal empowerment practices on the relationship between teacher quality and expected students academic performance

The objective of this study was to investigate the mediating role of Principal EmpowermentPractices on the relationship between Teacher Quality and Expected Students Academic Performancein Kwara State Public Secondary Schools, Nigeria. A quantitative exploratory research design wasutilized. A total...

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Mediating role of principal empowerment practices on the relationship between teacher quality and expected students academic performance
description The objective of this study was to investigate the mediating role of Principal EmpowermentPractices on the relationship between Teacher Quality and Expected Students Academic Performancein Kwara State Public Secondary Schools, Nigeria. A quantitative exploratory research design wasutilized. A total of 450 teachers were chosen as a sample through a stratified random samplingtechnique. Data analysis using the structural equation modeling indicated a strong relationshipbetween Teacher Quality and Expected Students Academic performance with standardized regressionweight of 0.817 and significant at p0.05. Further, it was found that Principal Empowerment Practicesacted as a partial mediator in the relationship between Teacher Quality and ExpectedStudents Academic Performance since total indirect effect of 0.56 (p>0.05) was less than adirect effect of 0.81 (p
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spelling oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:52082020-09-08 Mediating role of principal empowerment practices on the relationship between teacher quality and expected students academic performance 2018 Warrah, Saleman Mashood LB Theory and practice of education The objective of this study was to investigate the mediating role of Principal EmpowermentPractices on the relationship between Teacher Quality and Expected Students Academic Performancein Kwara State Public Secondary Schools, Nigeria. A quantitative exploratory research design wasutilized. A total of 450 teachers were chosen as a sample through a stratified random samplingtechnique. Data analysis using the structural equation modeling indicated a strong relationshipbetween Teacher Quality and Expected Students Academic performance with standardized regressionweight of 0.817 and significant at p0.05. Further, it was found that Principal Empowerment Practicesacted as a partial mediator in the relationship between Teacher Quality and ExpectedStudents Academic Performance since total indirect effect of 0.56 (p>0.05) was less than adirect effect of 0.81 (p 2018 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=5208 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=5208 text eng closedAccess Doctoral Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Fakulti Pengurusan dan Ekonomi Abd Hamid, S. R., Hassan, S., Sariah, S., & Ismail, N. A. H. (2012). Teachingquality andperformance among experienced teachers in Malaysia. Australian Journal of Teacher Education,37(11), 85-103.Abdulkareem, A. Y. (2001). Nigerian universities and the development of human resources. In NANwagwu, ET Ehiametalor, MA Ogunu & Mon Nwadiam (Eds). Current Issues in EducationalManagement in Nigeria Benin: NAEAP.Abdullahi, D., & Abdullah, M. S. (2014). 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