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A Study on the Leadership of Kindergarten Principals: Based on Hefei City, China
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Abstract
This study focuses on the current status of leadership among kindergarten principals in Hefei, China. It examines the overall situation of leadership among kindergarten principals in Hefei and explores whether there are differences in the leadership levels of principals under demographic factors, from four dimensions: educational leadership, values leadership, interpersonal leadership, and organizational leadership. The study surveyed kindergarten principals in Hefei, with a total of 190 questionnaires collected. After excluding 19 invalid questionnaires, 171 valid samples were obtained. Through discussion and analysis, it was found that the overall level of leadership among kindergarten principals in Hefei is relatively high. The leadership scores in the four dimensions are ranked in descending order as follows: educational leadership, organizational leadership, interpersonal leadership, and values leadership.
Keywords
leadership, kindergarten principals, leadership of kindergarten principals
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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Literature, Language, and Culture Development
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-453-8
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-454-5
- Published Date
- 01 July 2024
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/37/20240181
- Copyright
- 01 July 2024
- Open Access
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