A Study of Effective Leadership in Kindergarten in Sichuan, China

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The leadership research in the last two decades evolved mainly under the following perspectives: leadership style, leadership theory, leadership model, questioned the existence and need of leadership. In China, leadership became the very important part in educational field. The study is to research the influence of leadership style on effective leadership of kindergarten in Sichuan, China. The research adopted the quantitative approach to investigate 353 principals in kindergarten. The research employed One-way ANOVA and linear regression to test variables and to test hypothesis. From the analysis results, the variables of authoritative leadership, benevolent leadership, and management skills have significant effect on the effective leadership of kindergarten principal. But democratic leadership has no effect on management skills. It was concluded that kindergarten principal who manage the kindergarten with leadership style and management skills would help the development of kindergarten. The study recommended principal make authority structures clear to employees, learn the social rules for compliance, maintain proper relationships with other colleges. This effort is the important objective for kindergarten principal.