Leadership vs. Management: Is Developmental Style of Leadership More Effective in Improving Teacher's Performance and Job Satisfaction?

To explore the status of developmental leadership in Mashhad schools and its relationship to teacher's self-evaluation and job satisfaction, a sample of 8 Guidance and high schools were selected from among 54 such schools in Mashhad's 3rd district through cluster sampling. Three questionnaires measuring teacher's self-evaluation, job satisfaction, and opinions on developmental leadership were administered to all teachers working at one shift in each of the selected schools. The analysis of the collected data show that the style of leadership is not developmental, teachers do not perceive their performance positively, and their job satisfaction is below average. Those teachers whose principal's style of leadership is closer to being developmental do not have higher job satisfaction, nor do they perceive their performance more positively. There seems to be a significant negative relationship between the perceived style of leadership and the other two constructs.