Mediation Effects of the Teaching Management and Teacher Job Satisfaction on the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Teaching Quality of Public Universities in Guangdong Province

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were: (1) to develop the relationship model of teacher transformational leadership and teaching quality of public university in Guangdong Province; (2) to study mediating variables between transformational leadership and teaching quality effects of teaching management;(3) to study mediating variables between transformational leadership and teaching quality effects of teacher job satisfaction; (4) to test the model fit with empirical data.
          The research was a quantitative research methodology. The research subjects are teachers from 14 public universities with high teaching quality evaluation in Guangdong Province in 2021.A total of 36,693 people, the sample size was determined by G*Power, and the sample sampling was conducted by stratified sampling method. In total, 480 questionnaires were collected line questionnaire collection. Statistics used for data analysis were Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Model.
          The research findings revealed that; (1) the relationship model between transformational leadership and teaching quality was valid;  (2) teaching management plays a mediating role between transformational leadership and teaching quality;  (3) teacher job satisfaction has a direct mediating effect on transformational leadership and teaching quality;  (4) the model fits well with the empirical data (c2 / df = 3.028, CFI = 0.989, TLI = 0.985, RMSEA = 0.065).