Discernment as predictor for transformational leadership: a study of school leaders in Catholic schools in India

Transformational leaders are leaders who ‘transform and inspire followers to perform beyond expectations while transcending self-interest for the good of the organisation’. ‘Discernment’ is defined as the individual and communal practice of decision-making that is oriented on the future (educational...

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Auteur principal: Hermans, C. A. M. 1955- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2021
Dans: Journal of beliefs and values
Année: 2021, Volume: 42, Numéro: 3, Pages: 393-408
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Inde / Église catholique / École confessionnelle / Directeur d'école / Leadership transformationnel
RelBib Classification:KBM Asie
KDB Église catholique romaine
RF Pédagogie religieuse
ZF Pédagogie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Catholic Schools
B Discernment
B Transformational Leadership
B India
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Résumé:Transformational leaders are leaders who ‘transform and inspire followers to perform beyond expectations while transcending self-interest for the good of the organisation’. ‘Discernment’ is defined as the individual and communal practice of decision-making that is oriented on the future (educational aims), conditioned by the personal qualities of leaders (purity of heart), and which emphasises teleological ethics as source of reliance. In line with this concept, a scale of discernment was constructed and tested in a research study on 198 leaders of the Catholic schools of Don Bosco in India. Transformational leadership was measured with an existing scale which is part of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. The results show that discernment (as measured) is the strongest predictor of transformational leadership, while controlling for background variables (such as age, gender, religious background, leadership position, type of school, and private or government-aided schools).
ISSN:1469-9362
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2020.1852815