The effect of distributed leadership on teachers 'job satisfaction with the mediating role of self-efficacy of teachers in Islamshahr girls' schools

Considering the importance of job satisfaction in the education system, especially teachers in educating the next generation of society, this study was conducted to determine the impact of distributed leadership on teachers' job satisfaction with the mediating role of teachers' self-efficacy in Islamshahr girls' schools. The research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of descriptive-analytical nature and finally in terms of data collection is part of survey research. The statistical population of the study was 870 teachers and principals of girls' schools in Islamshahr, which using the Cochran's formula, 266 people were selected as a sample, which increased to 270 people. The data collection tool was a questionnaire and its validity was obtained based on content validity and its reliability with Cronbach's alpha, distributed leadership (0.825), job satisfaction (0.889) and self-efficacy (0.837), respectively. In order to analyze the collected data, descriptive statistics indicators and in the inferential section, the method of structural equations and two-level analysis with PLS and HLM software were used. Findings showed that distributed leadership with a path t-statistic equal to 3.929 has an effect on teachers' job satisfaction. It has variables. However, the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy and job satisfaction with the path t-test of 1.279 was not confirmed. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that using distributed leadership style can improve job satisfaction at the teacher and school level.