THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEACHERS’ GENDER, ETHNICITY AND EXPERIENCE AND THEIR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP ATTITUDE

Abstract

This study identifies the relationships between teachers’ gender, ethnicity and experience and their personal leadership attitudes in Malaysia. The survey using Personal Leadership Attitude Questionnaire consisting seven dimensions (Vision, Altruistic Values, Hope, Meaning, Membership, Organizational Commitment and Productivity), administered to 100 teachers based on purpose sampling method. Findings reveal that the more experience the teachers have, the more understood and appreciated they feel. In contrast, as for the domain of productivity, the surprising finding is that less experienced teachers are found more productive. On the whole, all dimensions are positively and significantly correlated to each other.