The Levels of Transformational Leadership (TL) Practice and its Impact on the Organizational Health (OH) of School Teachers in Selangor and Perak: A Systematic Review

Manimaran  Armugam; Ramlee  Ismail; Daljeet Singh  Sedhu

doi:10.31849/utamax.v3i2.7101

Manimaran Armugam Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
Ramlee Ismail Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
Daljeet Singh Sedhu Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31849/utamax.v3i2.7101

Keywords: transformational leadership, Organizational health, School Teachers, educational leaders

Abstract

The main purpose of this review is to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational health in the context of leadership practices in schools. This review also aims to look at the characteristics of transformational leadership and how transformational leadership is created from various basic leadership theories. The methodology used is a systematic review in which n = 34 articles were selected for review after the filtering process based on a number of pre-determined criteria. This systematic review found that there was a correlation between the transformational leadership aspects introduced by Bass and the organizational health elements introduced by Hoy and Miskel. This is very important because it forms the basis of this research. The four aspects of transformational leadership, namely ideal influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration are related to organizational health elements, namely, integrity in institutions, collegial leadership, relationships between teachers and academic emphasis.

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Author Biographies

Manimaran Armugam , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia

An English Teacher in SJKT Slim River with a teaching experience of twelve years. Mainly active in teaching and motivating the underprivileged students and now pursuing the EdD in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris. Educational Leadership: Research Interest

Ramlee Ismail , Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia

A vast experienced Associate Professor with many Phd And EdD supervisees. Currently attached to Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris as one of the key person in the management. Specialized in Economics, Economics of Education Labour, and Economics Return to Education Human Capital

Daljeet Singh Sedhu, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia

Dr Daljeet Singh Sedhu

12 years of teaching and research experience in higher education. He is currently the Senior Lecturer at the Academy of Language Studies UiTM Perak Branch, he is also the Liaison Officer for International Affairs, UiTM Perak Branch. His research interest are on methodology, teaching and learning strategies, second language acquisition skills, organisational human behaviour, planned behaviour and others. He has been cited 41 times based on researchgate and has produced numerous research publications. Furthermore, he also has been appointed as a reviewer for 3 research journals .

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