Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between principals’ knowledge leadership and school competitive advantage. Questionnaire is used for the research. Random sampling is collected from 627 teachers in elementary schools in Changhua county. Research instrument is elementary school principals’knowledge leadership and school competitive advantage survey questionnaire, edited by the researcher. 528 samples were valid and the rate of retrieve was 89%. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, canonical correlation, and multiple regression Analysis indicates the following results. (1)The status quo of principal’s knowledge leadership and competitive advantage are above average. (2)Male teachers, administrators, and teachers below 12 classes are better as a whole in principal’s knowledge leadership. (3)Male teachers, administrators, teachers below 12 classes and teachers in schools with less than 20 years of history are overall better in school competitive advantage. (4)There are significant positive correlations between principals’ knowledge leadership and school competitive advantage. (5)Principals’ knowledge leadership can predict school competitive advantage. Based on the results of the study, some suggestions for educational administration agencies and principals are proposed.
Keywords: principle, knowledge leadership, school competitive advantage.
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