Models For Developing Middle-level Administrators Transformational Leadership in Normal Universities in Hunan
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Model, Transformational Leadership, Normal Universities in HunanAbstract
The objectives of this research were 1) to study the current situation of the middle-level administrators transformational leadership in normal universities in Hunan 2) to provide the model for developing the middle-level administrators transformational leadership in normal universities in Hunan 3) to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of the model for developing the middle-level administrators transformational leadership in normal universities in Hunan The sample were 278 middle-level administrators using stratified sampling and simple random sampling involved in the transformational leadership from 5 normal Universities in Hunan. The Interview group was 15 high-level administrators. The research instruments were documents analysis, questionnaire, structured interview and evaluate form. The statistic to analyze the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis.
The results were found that 1) the current situation of transformational leadership of middle-level administrators in 6 aspects was at medium level. Considering the results of this research aspects ranged from the highest to lowest level were as follow: the highest level was Intellectual stimulation, followed by Morale modeling, Inspirational motivation, Idealized influence, and High performance expectations. Individualized consideration was the lowest mean. 2) The provide development models for developing transformational leadership of middle-level administrators in normal universities in Hunan, including 6 aspects, with a total of 60 measures: 1) Idealized influence; 2) Inspirational motivation; 3) Intellectual stimulation; 4) Individualized consideration;5) Morale modeling; 6) High performance expectations. 3) The suitability and feasibility of models for developing the middle-level administrators transformational leadership of normal universities in Hunan in 6 aspects were at highest level.
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