The Effect of Leadership Styles on Students Commitment in Lebanese Higher Educational Institutions.

EasyChair Preprint no. 6851

Abstract

The higher educational institutions are in constant need of attracting and retaining the best students, to have a successful future. There are many different leadership styles that schools use when managing their institution, but there is no single answer as to which one is the most effective. What has been found though, is that if an institution does not properly engage its students or know how to motivate them with clear goals and incentives for success then they will eventually leave. Leadership styles and student’s commitment are key foundations of success for most of the higher educational institutions, and if they are delicate or unstable in any case, the institution will be affected negatively and diverge from their vision. Many studies have found a stronger link between leadership styles and student commitment or engagement linked to the institution due to the leader's approach (instructor, advisor, staff) is considered to provide direction for all students, in addition to executing strategies and motivating students to be inspired and achieve higher results and satisfaction. What is the relationship between leadership styles and student commitment in Lebanese universities? What leadership style is majorly adopted in the higher educational institutions in Lebanon? What Leadership style is more effective in preserving student retention? What is the correlation between leadership styles and higher educational institutions?  Retaining students during the current economic situation is an enormous challenge for any higher educational institution in Lebanon. Finding the most efficient Leadership Style to retain students is the originality of this research. This research in progress is an attempt to study the effect of Leadership Styles on Students Commitment in Lebanese Higher Educational institutions. Data ia collected through a questionnaire based on the multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ), 114 surveys are collected for the pilot test.

Keyphrases: higher educational, Leadership Style, Lebanon, Student Commitment, student retention

@Booklet{EasyChair:6851,
  author = {Karim Bourdoukani and Jamil Arida},
  title = {The Effect of Leadership Styles on Students Commitment in Lebanese Higher Educational Institutions.},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 6851},

  year = {EasyChair, 2021}}