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The Role and Impacts of Authentic Leadership on Staff Engagement and Performance: A Study among School Leaders and Teachers in Private Schools in the UAE
Date
2019
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Science Arena Publications Specialty Journal of Psychology and Management
Abstract
Authentic leadership is built on ethical foundation. Authentic leaders are positive, honest and
promote openness to value the input of the followers. And authentic leadership has positive impacts on staff
engagement and performance. This study therefore aimed to explore the role of authentic leadership and the
impacts in driving staff engagement and performance. In particular, the research studied the
interrelationship of authentic leadership practices of school leaders on school teachers in selected private
schools in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study used quantitative method gathering data
through survey questionnaire among 200 teachers and 45 head-teachers across 4 private schools in Dubai.
The data gathered was analysed using descriptive statistical analysis. The findings indicate that authentic
leadership plays a crucial role in increasing staff engagement and enhances staff performance, in the schools
that were studied. The study recommends that there is a need for effective measures to enhance authentic
leadership practices through relevant motivation, development, support and evaluation. School leaders need
to be a part of the leadership training programme so that they can develop self-awareness among staff
members. School leaders has to collect regular feedbacks of school staffs in the development of school
curriculum, pedagogic practices, assessment and other school activities and thereby, improve staff
engagement and performance. The study contents that enhanced authentic leadership practices may have
enriched impact on staff engagement and performance.
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Authentic Leadership, Staff Engagement, School Leadership, Teacher Engagement, UAE .