Volume : 3, Issue : 11, NOV 2017

A PROPOSED MODEL OF PARTICIPATORY LEADERSHIP FROM THE ACADEMIC STAFF’S PERSPECTIVE: ACROSS-COMPARATIVE STUDY

MAAN LATIF KHASHKOOL AL-RUBIAI, SAAD AHMED ALI JADOO

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and test a model for participatory leadership among academic staff at the University of Diyala, in Iraq. In (2015-2016) academic year, a cross-comparative study was designed to survey the Faculty of Education for Human Sciences and the Faculty of Basic Education. A total of 190 academics were recruited using the universal sampling technique. More than half (52.6%) of participants were males and holding doctorial degrees. A set of 32 statements was extracted as possible indicators for participatory leadership model. Content validity rate (CVR) and the content validity index (CVI) have been indicated. The first version pre-piloted with 20 academics. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient showed excellent internal consistency (alpha=0.89), and The Spearman Brown split-half reliability Coefficient was found to be r=0.77 indicated an appropriate stability for the scale. In high-low 27 per-cent group method, all items are found to be qualified enough to determine the discrimination of the scale and to predict the total score. Results of one-sample t-test confirmed a participatory leadership in both of the surveyed faculties, while the independent - sample t-test showed that the participatory leadership was more among surveyed staff from the Faculty of Basic Education (m= 114.35, SD=19.64) than surveyed staff from the Faculty of Education for Human Sciences (m= 113.12, SD=17.10). In binary logistic regression, males were 3.13 times more likely to exhibit participatory leadership than females; however there was no significant difference between the doctorate and the Master degrees. The findings showed that the designed model was valid and reliable and can be used easily to assess the participatory leadership among academic staff.

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Participatory Leadership, Education, Academic Staff, Diyala, Iraq.

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