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experience groups, 6-15 years and 16-30 years. This might suggest that teachers in the least and
greatest experience groups perceive that their principal does not include them in decision making
and sharing leadership in general, whereas the middle experience groups are more actively
engaged in the daily decision making and guidance of the campus.Table 7
Summary of Descriptive Statistics Shared Style, Questions by Experience Band
. 0-5 years 6-15 years 16-30 years
Quest10n M SD M SD M SD
Q2, Teachers in decision making 3.79(1.24) 4.10(1.24) 4.00(1.36)
Q4, Multiple people trusted 4.00(1.11) 3.79(1.21) 3.72(1.31)
Q9, Collaborates regularly 3.93(1.17) 4.31(1.26) 4.17(1.18)
Q12, Delegates control 4.10(1.06) 4.14(1.33) 4.41(0.89)
Q16, Informal leader on team 4.59(0.81) 4.28(1.17) 4.52(0.81)30+ years
M SD
3.86(1.33)
3.97(1.19)
3.93(1.41)
3.93(1.14)
4.39(1.18)Transactional style behaviors represented four of the lowest five mean scores and are
represented in Table 8. Questions within the transactional leadership style tend to differ among
experience bands in a few ways. Teachers with the least experience, 0-5 years, tend to believe
that their principal pays more attention to failures than any of the other groups (M= 3.07). This
data point makes me question how less experienced teachers can be developed without it feeling
like a focus on failures. This groups also agrees that their principal provides materials and
resources (M= 3.76) compared to those with more experience (M= 4.24). This group likely has
greater needs in acquiring resources and materials since they are newer to the profession.
Reflecting on the questions as separated by experience bands, it is evident that teachers at
the earliest years of experience see their principals as collaborative around mission, vision, and
purpose. Transformational leadership behaviors can serve to help engage the least experienced54
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