The Relationship between Teachers’ Empowerment and Performance Quality

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Semnan University

2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between teachers' empowerment and their performance quality at high schools of Yasoj.
Method: the kind of present study was correlational. Participants were 201 teachers (111 men and 90 women) who were selected by using stratified sampling method. All of them completed scales of performance quality and empowerment. Data were analyzed with Canonical correlation model.
Results: The results showed that there were three significant canonical functions between teachers' empowerment and their performance quality. First, there was a significant relationship between the sense of competence, impact and choice with classroom management. Second, there was a significant relationship between the sense of choice and meaningfulness with quality of feedback. Finally, there was a significant relationship between the sense of trust, impact and meaningfulness with relationships.
Discussion: the sense of competence, trust in others, impact, choice and meaningfulness of teachers accompany with quality of classroom management, quality of feedback, and relationships.
 

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