CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL HEADS AND SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AS PREDICTORS OF WELL-BEING OF TEACHERS

Rutchie Lipio-Adanza, Evelyn P. Saludes

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The primary aim of the study is to identify whether charismatic leadership of school heads and school organizational climate are predictors of the well-being of teachers. Utilizing non-experimental, quantitative design using the descriptive correlation technique, data were obtained from 173 respondents who are public elementary school teachers from the 2 identified districts, Baganga North and Baganga South. The researcher utilized total enumeration sampling technique and the statistical tools mean, Pearson r, and regression analysis. From the results of the study, it was found that there are very high levels of charismatic leadership of school heads, school organizational climate, and well-being. Moreover, there is a significant relationship between charismatic leadership of school heads and well-being. Also, there is a significant relationship between school organizational climate and well-being. Further, charismatic leadership of school heads and school organizational climate are significant predictors of well-being.

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education, charismatic leadership, school organizational climate, well-being, correlation, teachers, Philippines

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v13i6.6687

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