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Governance and leadership: Students’ academic performance through the principals’ leadership styles and commitment

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The present paper examines the influence of principals’ leadership styles on students’ academic performance (SAP) given Saudi Vision 2030. The quantitative study applied the questionnaire to get responses from the public secondary school students in Al Ahsa province of Saudi Arabia. The study followed researchers like Aarti and Kadian (2023), Oyugi and Gogo (2019), and Marbawi et al. (2024). The conclusion of the study is based on 317 valid samples. Employing the path analysis through analysis of moment structures (AMOS), the results of the study demonstrate a positive effect of democratic leadership (DL), autocratic leadership (AL), and transactional leadership (TRSL) on SAP and principals’ commitment (PCT). The study also confirms the positive impact of transformational leadership (TRLP) on PCT but the negative on SAP. Moreover, PCT’s effect on SAP is also positive. With mediating effects, the study confirmed a positive mediating effect of PCT in developing the connection between DL, AL, TRSL, and SAP but did not mediate between TRLP and SAP. The study would support policymakers and educationalists in enhancing SAP by boosting leadership styles and PCT among school principals. Besides, the study’s findings would contribute to the domain literature of education and management by adding evidence from the Al Ahsa province of Saudi Arabia.

Source: Journal of Governance and Regulation

DOI: 10.22495/jgrv14i1siart16

Authors: Thana Abdrabalredah M. Al Qattan, Nadia Abdelhamid Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed

Institution: King Faisal University

Language: English

Topic: School Leadership and Teacher Performance

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Deanship of Scientific Research, King Faisal University, King Faisal University