The Effect of Educational Leadership on Organizational Variables: A Meta–Analysis Study in the Sample of Turkey

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of educational leadership on some organizational variablesusing meta–analysis method. In this context, the results of independent researches were merged togetherand the hypotheses created within the scope of the study were tested. In order to determine...

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Published in:Educational sciences : theory & practice 2016-04, Vol.16 (2), p.603
Main Authors: Çogaltay, Nazim, Karadag, Engin
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Language:eng
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to test the effect of educational leadership on some organizational variablesusing meta–analysis method. In this context, the results of independent researches were merged togetherand the hypotheses created within the scope of the study were tested. In order to determine the researchesto be included in the study, first of all, a literature review was made in YOK, ULAKBIM, and Google Scholardatabases. The findings of the researches, which have been conducted between the years 2000–2013, wereincluded in the analysis; July 2013 has been set as the latest date. Using the developed scanning strategy, atotal of 77 researches were reached and appropriate correlational data from these researches were includedin the meta–analysis. The distribution of the researches according to topics is as follows: educationalleadership and job satisfaction 14, organizational justice 9, organizational commitment 24, organizationaltrust 5, organizational citizenship 7, performance 5, organizational culture 4 and organizational climate 9.All meta–analysis are based on random effects model. The findings showed that educational leadership haslarge positive effects on job satisfaction [r= .56], organizational justice [r= .75], organizational commitment[r= .43], organizational trust [r= .73], organizational culture [r= .56] and organizational climate [r= .50],whereas it has medium positive effects on organizational citizenship [r= .35] and performance [r= .36].
ISSN:2148-7561
1303-0485
2148-7561