Volume 30, Issue 1, 2021
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.2007
Language Teachers’ Technological Leadership Roles and Job Satisfaction Levels
Abstract
Technological Leadership is a combination of strategies and techniques that require technology-specific attention, including an understanding of how technology can be used in teaching and developing strategies to help teachers use technology in their classroom. Therefore, Technological Leadership requires new information, policies and strategies to facilitate the efficient use of technology knowledge in the learning environment and in the teaching profession. Unfortunately, school administrators assume new leadership roles and responsibilities without the necessary professional development. This situation may lead to inclusion and wrong decisions without having leadership qualities. Under these circumstances, job satisfaction levels of teachers may decrease. The use of technology is of great importance, especially in the language education which is of high importance in our country. In this study, the relationship between technological leadership and job satisfaction in language teaching is examined. The research was conducted on 284 teachers. When the findings of the study are examined, it is determined that there is a relationship between technological leadership and job satisfaction. This shows that the level of job satisfaction of teachers during language teaching will increase with the effect of leadership styles in the direction of technological leadership.
Keywords
Leadership, technological leadership, job satisfaction