Educational Management
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to test the relation between spiritual leadership and organizational well-being is the mediation of positive thinking among elementary school principals.Materials and Methods: A descriptive study of correlation. The study population comprised all teachers and principals of ...
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Objective: This study aimed to test the relation between spiritual leadership and organizational well-being is the mediation of positive thinking among elementary school principals.Materials and Methods: A descriptive study of correlation. The study population comprised all teachers and principals of primary schools in Khorramabad, the number of 91 managers and 231 teachers were chosen by simple random sampling. Data collected by questionnaire spiritual leadership Fry (2005) and organizational well-being questionnaire (1393) and a questionnaire on positive thinking and Vysnyky Ingram (1998) were collected. Data analysis using spss software and lisrel and statistical methods of structural equation modeling was conducted.Research findings:The findings of the research showed that primary schools with spiritual leadership and organizational well-being, positive thinking is involved. So that well-being, both directly (β =54/0) and indirectly with intellectual leadership that through positive thinking (β= 61/0) is relevant. The overall fit of the model showed that the ratio chi-square degrees of freedom equal to 71/2, which indicates that the model is confirmed emphatically.Conclusion: school administrators to create an atmosphere of well-being and organizational try first with the prospect Toolmaker faith / hope and commitment and communicating altruistic teachers and working environment, leading to the more well-being in schools to provide. Because it can facilitate the achievement of the goals of higher education and training leading to performance and feedback is good