Perceived Leadership Integrity, Job Satisfaction, and Work Engagement on Johor Bharu’s Primary School Teachers: A Concept Paper
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perceived leadership integrity, work engagement, job satisfaction, Johor Bharu, primary school teacherAbstract
The leadership, integrity, ethics, and values of the headmaster at school come with numerous benefits not only to himself but also to teachers, students, stakeholders, and the school organization. School teachers who are engaged in their work are those who feel energetic, dedicated, and absorbed by their work. These engaged school teachers work hard (vigor), are involved (dedicated), feel happily engrossed (absorbed) in their work, and will remain in their job consistently. Furthermore, a headmaster who able to encourage job satisfaction on teachers will promote advances and consistently advantageous changes in the school. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating effect that job satisfaction contributes in the relationship between perceived leadership integrity and work engagement among Johor Bharu’s primary school teachers. This quantitative study intends to reveal a significant relationship between perceived leadership integrity, work engagement, and job satisfaction among Johor Bharu's primary school teachers. Data will collect from current primary school teachers by using a structured questionnaire. The outcomes of this study also aim to clarify how job satisfaction serves as a mediator between perceived leadership integrity and work engagement among Johor Bharu’s primary school teachers.
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