Self-Efficacy Related to Work and Transformative Leadership of School Principals as Explanatory Factors for Dispositional Resistance to Change

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Title: Self-Efficacy Related to Work and Transformative Leadership of School Principals as Explanatory Factors for Dispositional Resistance to Change
Language: English
Authors: Maude Loi Zedda, Stéphane Thibodeau, Eric Frenette, Pascal Forget
Source: Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy. 2025 (206):34-53.
Availability: Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration. Available from: College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. Tel: 306-966-7619; Web site: https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/cjeap/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Adult Education
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Transformational Leadership, Resistance to Change, Principals, Leadership Styles, Administrator Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Adult Education, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 1207-7798
Abstract: This study addresses the lack of knowledge about the relationship between school principals' self-efficacy related to work, transformative leadership, and disposition to resist change. One hundred and twenty-six respondents completed three measurement scales: the Scale of School Principals' Self-Efficacy, the Self-Reported Leadership Scale, and the Resistance to Change Scale. The results indicate that there are links between different dimensions of school principals' self-efficacy related to work and dispositional resistance to change and that certain dimensions of transformative leadership play an intermediate role in these relationships. These results are discussed in the light of theories and studies relating to the three concepts.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1473855
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study addresses the lack of knowledge about the relationship between school principals' self-efficacy related to work, transformative leadership, and disposition to resist change. One hundred and twenty-six respondents completed three measurement scales: the Scale of School Principals' Self-Efficacy, the Self-Reported Leadership Scale, and the Resistance to Change Scale. The results indicate that there are links between different dimensions of school principals' self-efficacy related to work and dispositional resistance to change and that certain dimensions of transformative leadership play an intermediate role in these relationships. These results are discussed in the light of theories and studies relating to the three concepts.
ISSN:1207-7798