Principal's Transformational Leadership for Teachers Professional Development in Wushu Education: A Theoretical Framework
List of Authors
Kenny Cheah Soon Lee, Shuchen Liu, Syed Kamaruzaman Syed Ali
Keyword
Transformational Leadership, Teachers’ Professional Development, Wushu Education, Theoretical Framework
Abstract
In the context of sustainable development, the Chinese government recognizes the dual value of Wushu education in physical development and traditional cultural heritage. This study constructs a theoretical framework around the impact of principals' transformational leadership on the professional development of Wushu teachers. It combines transformational leadership theory, adult learning theory, social learning theory, self-directed theory, and path-goal theory. In the form of a questionnaire survey of Wushu teachers, the study collected data in a quantitative way and used Li Chao-ping's Transformational Leadership Questionnaire and Structural Equation Modeling to validate the relationship between principals' leadership behaviors and teachers' professional growth. The purpose of this study was to propose teacher development strategies to promote the popularization of Wushu education and to provide a new perspective on the application of transformational leadership theory. The study found a theoretical link between principals' transformational leadership and Wushu teachers' professional development. The theoretical framework constructed in this study can provide theoretical references and practical suggestions for the popularization and policy optimization of Wushu education.