The Effects of Professional Leadership on the Performance of Teachers in the Art Universities Under Liaoning Province

Abstract

          Leadership first starts with leadership research. From the research of leadership personality traits from the end of the 19th century to the early 20th century, to the leaders of the 1940s, in terms of specific behaviors and different leadership behaviors of the 1960s, the situation related to the potential leaders of leadership behaviors of leadership Factor theory (theory theory) and leaders are attributed to the effects of theory, transactions and transformation theories, and gradually expand the impact of the interaction of the situation of the entire organization from the personality traits of leaders and personal research. This article deeply studies the basic connection between the leadership of educational managers and the effectiveness of teachers, and clarifies the way managers can give, support and stimulate the way educators stand out on their roles.
          The objectives of this research were: (1) to explore the components of Professional leadership and performance of teachers in the art universities under Liaoning province. (2) to study the effects of Professional leadership on the performance of teachers in the art universities under Liaoning province.

The research method was a mixed method, including qualitative research and quantitative research. The sample was 347 administrators and teachers, with stratified random sampling method. The researcher determined sample size with Krejcie and Morgan's table (1970), and obtained by the stratified random sampling technique. The 11 key informants are mainly included in the art universities under Liaoning Province, including 2 presidents, 2 administrators and 7 teachers obtained by purposive sampling method. The instruments used for data collection were semi-structured interview form and five-point rating scale questionnaires.
          The response rate of questionnaires was 100%. Statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, Standard Deviation, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), content analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis was employed. Research findings were: (1) there were 4 components of professional leadership and 6 components of performance of teachers in the art universities under Liaoning province, which consisted of Moral Cultivation, Implementation Capacity, Visionary Motivation, and Resource Integration for components of professional leadership and Setting an example by virtue and behaviour, Management Ability, Teacher Development, Teaching development, Ability to participate in social activities, and Academic development for components of the professional development of university teachers in Jilin Province, respectively. (2) 9 hypotheses were tested：Forward-looking has a positive impact on Plans Instruction, Implements The Lesson,Motivates Students and Set expectations and capabilities, decisive decision-making has a positive impact on Professional Growth Activities,Implements the Lesson and Professional Growth Activities，control ability has a positive impact on Demonstrates Knowledge Of The Curriculum,and Set expectations and capabilities.