DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS BY BOYS AND GIRLS OF THE TEACHERS’ LEADERSHIP STYLES

ABSTRACT The teacher-student interaction can affect child development, and teachers’ beliefs about the boys’ and girls’ behavior can influence their practices. This study aimed to analyze the boys’ and girls’ perception in the 5th grade of elementary school about their teachers’ Leadership Styles. 98 children from a public school who responded to the Teacher Leadership Styles Inventory participated. The results showed that girls perceived teachers as more demanding (p<0.05) and responsive (p=0.06) than boys. A higher percentage of boys perceived the use of greater coercive control by teachers. As for styles, there was a significant difference between girls and boys (p<0.05), highlighting the higher percentage of boys who perceived their teachers as characteristics of negligent style. It was concluded that there were different perceptions between boys and girls about teachers, which is something important to be considered in intervention strategies in the school context.

摘要 师生互动会影响儿童发展，而教师对男女生行为的认知观念会影响其教育教学实践。本研究旨在分析小学五年级男女生对教师领导风格的感知情况。共有来自某公立学校的98名学生参与本研究，他们均完成了《教师领导风格量表》（Teacher Leadership Styles Inventory）的作答。研究结果显示，相较于男生，女生感知到的教师要求更高（p<0.05）且回应性更强（p=0.06）；更高比例的男生感知到教师采用了更强的强制控制手段。就领导风格类型而言，男女生的感知存在显著差异（p<0.05），其中感知到教师属于放任型领导风格的男生比例更高。本研究最终得出结论：男女生对教师的感知存在差异，这一发现对于学校场景下的干预策略制定具有重要参考价值。