Work Motivation and 21st-Century Leadership Performance among School Administrators in an Island School District
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A key element of educational institutions is school leadership, especially when it comes to meeting the needs of the contemporary world. This study examined how school administrators in the District of Caluya performed as 21st-century leaders during the 2023–2024 academic year, in relation to their job motivation. Thirty school administrators were purposively selected for a descriptive-correlational design. Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) and a researcher-made tool measuring 21st-century leadership performance were used to collect data. The findings showed that school administrators had very high levels of job motivation; males were rated higher than females, but motivation was consistently very high across all school levels and lengths of service. Overall and across all dimensions, leadership performance was similarly very high; the only areas with significant disparities were in instructional direction setting by sex and in developing oneself and others by duration of service. All aspects of leadership performance were found to be significantly positively correlated with work motivation. Project MATATAG was created to improve administrators' performance further and maintain their motivation, based on these findings, which highlight the critical role motivation plays in improving leadership practices.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: University of Hail
OpenAlex ID: W7204182566