Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
May 1997
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between personality traits as identified by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and transformational leadership as measured by The Nature of School Leadership. The subjects were 74 North Carolina public school elementary principals. The principals completed the MBTI. Principals also provided pertinent demographic information. Selected teachers in each school were asked to give their perception of the principal as a transformational leader by completing The Nature of School Leadership. Data were analyzed to look for significant relationships between personality and demographics as they related to transformational leadership. The analysis of demographic information yielded gender as a significant factor in transformational leadership. Females were found to have a significantly higher mean score on The Nature of School Leadership. The bipolar MBTI traits of introvert/extrovert, intuitive/sensate, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving were analyzed, and the thinking/feeling trait was found to be a significant factor in transformational leadership. A predisposition toward the thinking trait tended to produce higher scores on the transformational leadership scale.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Mcgrattan, Robert J., "The Relationship Between Personality Traits and Transformational Leadership Among North Carolina Elementary Public School Principals" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2947. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2947
Included in
Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Other Psychology Commons, Personality and Social Contexts Commons