The relationship between teachers' perception toward principal's leadership behavior and school climate among Nursery & Kindergarten sections in an International school of Thailand

Abstract

This study was conducted mainly to determine if there was significant relationship between teachers’ perception towards principal’s leadership behavior and school climate among Nursery & Kindergarten sections in an International school of Thailand in academic year 2016 – 2017. Questionnaires composed of Leader Behavior Description and the Organization Climate Description items were given to 53 of full-time teachers in this study. The study found that teachers in Nursery & Kindergarten sections were perceived their principal as task behavior leader, and the school climate were positive. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between teachers’ perception towards principal’s leadership behavior and school climate among Nursery & Kindergarten sections in an International school of Thailand.