THE LEADERSHIP STYLES OF PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTIONS IN BEDOUIN SECTOR IN ISRAEL

The purpose of the research is to examine the relationship between the principal’s leadership style and teachers’ job satisfactions in Bedouin schools. The researcher constructed questionnaires assessing variables of interest, completed by 303 teachers in 36 Bedouin Primary schools, Junior High schools and High schools in the Negev in south of Israel. The results indicated that there was a significant positive moderate association between level of teacher satisfaction and transformational leadership. Also, the researcher found a significant positive weak association that can be concluded between level of teacher’ satisfaction and transactional leadership. The results further indicated a significant strong positive association between level of teachers’ satisfaction and laissez-fair leadership.