SHARED LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC OPTIMISM AMONG UNIVERSITY TEACHERS
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As traditional hierarchies in educational settings are increasingly being supplanted by inclusive frameworks, the concept of shared leadership has come to the forefront as a model capable of cultivating a dynamic and positive academic environment. This study explored the impact of shared leadership practices on academic optimism among educators and administrators, specifically examining the relationship between collaborative decision-making, distributed responsibilities, and an optimistic outlook in academia.
Employing correlation research methods, this study surveyed 276 faculty members from a university in China. Results showed strong agreement across the domains of adaptability and engagement, shared vision and rationality, facilitating context and environment, and empowerment and decentralization, with the highest levels of agreement in the empowerment and decentralization domain. Similarly, the domains of academic optimism, including positive outlook, educational drive, hope, and sense of coherence, all scored highly, indicating a prevalent optimistic sentiment.
The Pearson r Coefficient of 0.84 with a p-value of 0.000 signifies a strong, positive, and significant relationship between shared leadership and academic optimism. These findings have informed the development of the "EMMA: Enabling Mentorship and Mutual Advancement Leadership Program," designed to further these positive trends within academic institutions.
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