Teacher Empowerment in Secondary Schools: A Case Study in Malaysia

Teacher Empowerment in Secondary Schools: A Case Study in Malaysia

von: Ee Kuan Boey

Herbert Utz Verlag , 2010

ISBN: 9783831609703 , 185 Seiten

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Teacher Empowerment in Secondary Schools: A Case Study in Malaysia


 

Vorwort

6

AKNOWLEDGEMENT

8

ABSTRACT

9

Kurzfassung

10

CONTENT

11

LIST OF TABLES

17

LIST OF FIGURES

18

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

20

1.0 Introduction

20

1.1 Teacher Empowerment

20

1.2 Study Context

22

1.3 The Importance of the Topic

22

1.4 Purpose of the Research

24

1.5 Research questions

24

CHAPTER II LITERATURE RESEARCH

25

2.1 The Constructs of Power and Empowerment

26

2.1.1 Empowerment as a Relational Construct

26

2.1.2 Empowerment as a Motivational Construct

27

2.2 Theoretical Framework of Teacher Empowerment

28

2.2.1 Social Structural Empowerment

29

2.2.2 Psychological Empowerment

30

2.2.3 Social Structural and Psychological Perspective Link

31

2.3 Theories of Empowerment

32

2.3.1 Theory X and Theory Y

32

2.3.2 Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory

36

2.3.3 Self Efficacy Theory

38

2.3.4 Maslow Hierarchy of Needs

41

2.3.5 Integration of Teacher Empowerment and Theories

47

2.4 Teacher Empowerment

47

2.4.1 Decision Making

48

2.4.2 Professional Growth

49

2.4.3 Status

50

2.4.4. Self-Efficacy

50

2.4.5. Autonomy

51

2.4.6 Impact

52

2.5 Job Satisfaction

52

2.6 Teacher Commitment

54

2.7 Research Questions and Central Hypotheses

56

2.7.1 School Reform and Teacher Empowerment

56

2.7.2 Teacher Empowerment and Demographic Variables

62

2.7.3. Teacher Empowerment, Commitment and Satisfaction

64

2.7.4 Teacher Empowerment and Commitment

64

2.7.5 Teacher Empowerment and Satisfaction

69

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

76

3.0 Introduction

76

3.1 Research Design

76

3.2 Population and Sample

77

3.3 Description of Respondents

78

3.4 School System in Malaysia

85

3.5 Main Variables

87

3.6 Instrumentation

88

3.7 Data Analysis

89

3.8 Procedures

90

CHAPTER IV RESULTS & DISCUSSION

92

4.0 Introduction

92

4.1 Descriptive Statistics for Teacher Empowerment

92

4.2 Descriptive Statistic of Empowerment Subscales and Demographic Variables

93

4.3 Correlation of Teacher Empowerment Subscales, Commitment and Satisfaction

101

4.3.1 There is a positive Correlation between Empowerment Subscales and Commitment

103

4.3.2 There is a positive Correlation between Empowerment Subscales and Satisfaction

105

4.4 Multiple Regression Analysis of the Empowerment, Commitment and Satisfaction

105

4.4.1 Teacher Empowerment and Commitment Subscales

105

4.4.2 Teacher Empowerment and Satisfaction Subscales

106

4.5 Discussion of the Results

107

4.6 Teacher Empowerment and School Reform 1992

107

4.7 Teacher Empowerment and Demographic Variables

113

4.8 Teacher Empowerment, Commitment and Satisfaction

121

4.9 Summary of the Overall Findings

127

CHAPTER V IMPLEMENTATION & CONCLUSION

130

5.0 Introduction

130

5.1 Implication of the Study

130

5.2 Implementation of Teacher Empowerment in Malaysia (Specific Approach)

134

5.2.1 Intervention I

135

5.2.2 Intervention II

137

5.2.3 Intervention III

143

5.3 Limitations of Study

145

5.4 Future Research

146

5.5 Conclusion

146

References

148

APPENDIX 1 Research Questionnaire for the Study

165

APPENDIX 2 School List and Time Schedule for the Study

171

APPENDIX 3 Multiple Regression Analysis of Teacher Empowerment and Commitment

174

APPENDIX 4 Official Documents for the Study

180