Abstract

This study aimed at exploring the relationship between the educational leaders’ communicative behavior (communication immediacy and communicative competence) and job satisfaction, communication satisfaction, and willingness to communicate as; perceived by department heads'. It also examined the effect of willingness to communicate as a personality trait on job satisfaction and communication satisfaction. The sample comprised 272 head of departments (132 males & 143 females). The results showed a statistically significant positivel relationship between educational leaders’ communicative behaviors and the level of job satisfaction, communication satisfaction, and willingness to collaborate.

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Publication details

DOI
10.53543/jeps.vol2iss2pp51-99
Journal
Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 2(2), 51-99
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
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APA 7

Al-Qahtani, A. (2008). The relationship between school principals communicative behavior, job satisfaction and willingness to collaborate: Head of Educational Departments perceptions. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 2(2), 51-99. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol2iss2pp51-99

MLA 9

Al-Qahtani, Abdul. "The relationship between school principals communicative behavior, job satisfaction and willingness to collaborate: Head of Educational Departments perceptions." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 2008, pp. 51-99. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol2iss2pp51-99.

Chicago (author–date)

Al-Qahtani, Abdul. 2008. "The relationship between school principals communicative behavior, job satisfaction and willingness to collaborate: Head of Educational Departments perceptions." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies 2 (2): 51-99. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol2iss2pp51-99.

Harvard

Al-Qahtani, A. (2008) 'The relationship between school principals communicative behavior, job satisfaction and willingness to collaborate: Head of Educational Departments perceptions', Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 2(2), pp. 51-99. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol2iss2pp51-99.

Vancouver

Al-Qahtani A. The relationship between school principals communicative behavior, job satisfaction and willingness to collaborate: Head of Educational Departments perceptions. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2008;2(2):51-99. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol2iss2pp51-99

IEEE

A. Al-Qahtani, "The relationship between school principals communicative behavior, job satisfaction and willingness to collaborate: Head of Educational Departments perceptions," Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 51-99, 2008, doi: 10.53543/jeps.vol2iss2pp51-99.