Distributed Leadership Model of College English Teachers in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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This research aimed to study 1) the level of decentralized leadership of college English teachers in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 2) analyze the factors of decentralized leadership styles of college English teachers in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and 3) propose a decentralized leadership style of college English teachers in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Using simple random sampling, the samples were 500 college professors and college English teachers from 68 colleges. The data collection instruments were a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used to analyze the data. The results showed that: 1) the level of decentralized leadership of English teachers showed that the decentralized leadership level was more than 0.970, which means that the KMO value represents and follows the essential guidance of the main components. Moreover, the relationship for EFA of the decentralized leadership style of English teachers is significant. 2) Factors of the decentralized leadership style of English teachers in local colleges were found to have six components: 1. Team cooperation 2. School culture 3. Good leadership 4. General English teacher authority 5. Supervising leadership and six checking leadership. Moreover, 3) The decentralized leadership style of English teachers found that many connected and dynamic leaders explore supportive culture and learning, and teachers are all critical structures. College administrators and English teachers can promote characteristics that will help the institution succeed.
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