Participación Tradicional-comunitaria

Name of Leader: ________________________________________________ Date: ______________ Organization ID #: _________________________ Leader ID #: _____________________________ This questionnaire is to describe the leadership style of the above-mentioned individual as you perceive it. Please answer all items on this answer sheet. If an item is irrelevant, or if you are unsure or do not know the answer, leave the answer blank. Please answer this questionnaire anonymously.

IMPORTANT (necessary for processing): Which best describes you? ___ I am at a higher organizational level than the person I am rating. ___ The person I am rating is at my organizational level.

___ I am at a lower organizational level than the person I am rating. ___ I do not wish my organizational level to be known.

Five sample items of the forty-five descriptive statements are listed below. The publisher has chosen not to allow the entire instrument to be included or reproduced in any other published material. Judge how frequently each statement fits the person you are describing. Use the following rating scale:

Not at all Once in a while Sometimes Fairly often Frequently,

if not always 0 1 2 3 4

THE PERSON I AM RATING. . .

1. Provides me with assistance in exchange for my efforts ...0 1 2 3 4 2. Re-examines critical assumptions to question whether they are appropriate...0 1 2 3 4 3. Fails to interfere until problems become serious...0 1 2 3 4 4. Focuses attention on irregularities, mistakes, exceptions, and deviations from standards…...0 1 2 3 4 5. Avoids getting involved when important issues arise...0 1 2 3 4

APPENDIX C

October 6, 2008

Dear Teachers,

My name is Terese Martin, and I am a doctoral student at Georgia Southern University. I am conducting a study to examine teachers’ perceptions of their principal’s leadership styles and their school culture. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between the leadership styles of principals and school culture in elementary, middle, and high schools in the state of Georgia. Participation in this research will include completion of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Form 5X and the School Culture Survey.

Your assistance with this study will be greatly appreciated. By completing the two surveys, you will help provide valuable information about how teachers perceive the leadership styles of their principals, as well as their school’s culture. However, your participation in this study is

completely voluntary, and there is no penalty if you decide not to participate. If you experience any discomfort or risk, such as embarrassment or anxiety, you may choose to end your

participation in the study at any time by informing the principal or the principal’s designee, or by not returning the instruments. In addition, you do not have to answer any questions that you do not want to answer.

If you choose to participate, please complete the enclosed surveys and return them in the

envelope that you received to the principal or principal’s designee by October 17, 2008 so that he or she can mail them back to me. Please make sure that you seal the envelope, as your responses to the surveys will remain completely anonymous and confidential.

If you have any questions, you may contact me at (478) 971-4921 or via e-mail at

[email protected]. For questions concerning your rights as a research participant, contact Georgia Southern University Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs at 912-681-0843.

You must be 18 years of age or older to consent to participate in this research study. If you consent to participate in this research study and to the terms above, please sign your name and indicate the date below. Thank you for your assistance in this study. The contribution of your time and expertise is greatly appreciated.

______________________________________ _____________________

Participant Signature Date

I, the undersigned, verify that the above informed consent procedure has been followed.

______________________________________ _____________________

APPENDIX D

Dr. Jerry Valentine, Director

Middle Level Leadership Center, University of Missouri-Columbia 211 Hill Hall

Columbia, MO 65211

September 1, 2008 Dr. Valentine:

I am writing this letter to provide additional information regarding the study that I plan to conduct for my dissertation research at Georgia Southern University in

Statesboro, Georgia. The purpose of my study is to examine the relationship between the leadership styles of principals and school culture.

My overarching question is as follows: What is the relationship between the leadership styles of principals and school culture? The following sub-questions will guide this study:

What is the relationship between the transformational leadership style of middle school principals and school culture?

What is the relationship between the transactional leadership style of middle school principals and school culture?

What is the relationship between the laissez-faire leadership style of middle school principals and school culture?

The research design of this study will be quantitative. In addition to the School Culture Survey, I am also planning to use the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire developed by Bass & Avolio to examine leadership styles. The participants for this study will include approximately 250 teachers from 50 schools within five districts in the state of Georgia. Once approval to conduct the study and use the selected instruments has been granted, a letter will be sent to the principal of the schools, which explains the purpose of the study and requests permission to administer the surveys to the selected teachers. Five teachers from each school will be selected to participate in the study.

The Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) will be utilized to statically analyze the data from both survey instruments. The mean scores will be computed for each of the factors of the three leadership styles and the factors of school culture. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients will be used to calculate the relationships

between the factors of transformational leadership and the factors of school culture; the factors of transactional leadership and the factors of school culture; and laissez-faire leadership and the factors of school culture.

If any additional information is needed, please let me know. Thanks again in advance. Sincerely,

APPENDIX E

For use by Terese Martin only. Received from Mind Garden, Inc. on September 30, 2008

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