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标题：Transformational leadership and the learner-centred teaching approach
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作者：Deneb Elí Magaña-Medina ; Silvia Patricia Aquino-Zúñiga ; Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo 等
期刊名称：South African Journal of Education
印刷版ISSN：2076-3433
出版年度：2021
卷号：41
期号：2
DOI：10.15700/saje.v41ns2a1932
语种：English
出版社：Education Association of South Africa
摘要：Adopting learner-centred teaching approaches is important to advance student performance in Mexican rural communities, which have historically been disadvantaged. Yet, little research exists on the factors that might promote the use of this teaching approach. In the study reported on here we examined the associations between principals’ transformational leadership, school climate, teacher commitment to learners, and learner-centred teaching practices. In total, 174 teachers were selected from 26 tele-secondaries in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. A structural equation model was calculated. Results do not provide evidence to support a direct association between transformational leadership and the use of learner-centred teaching. However, an indirect relationship was found between the effects of school climate and teacher commitment. These findings indicate that enhancing school climate and teachers’ commitment through a transformational leadership style are key to foster an environment for learner-centred teaching.