Relationship between Teachers' Perceptions' Towards Principals' Leadership Practices and Their Job Satisfaction: A Case Study of Sekolah Harapan Negara

Literature has suggested that good leaders contribute to teachers' job satisfaction. A study was conducted to investigate the correlation between teachers' perception of their principals' leadership practices with their job satisfaction. A total of 257 teachers from selected Sekolah Harapan Negara were chosen as the respondents of the study. Questionnaires were used to collect the data. The findings showed that the teachers perceived their principals practiced transformational leadership compared to transactional leadership. There was a moderate positive significant relationship between teachers' perception of their principals' transformational leadership practices and their job satisfaction. However, the relationship between the teachers' perception of their principals' transactional leadership practices and their job satisfaction was not significant. Based on the findings, it was suggested the principals should practice transformational leadership in order to increase their teachers'job satisfaction.