A comparative study of adaptive and transactional leadership in educational change
教育变革中适应性领导和交易型领导的比较研究

摘要

当今教育机构在一个复杂的环境中运作，从组织发展的角度来看,受到包括外部教育环境在内的各种因素的影响，例如教学新技术的运用、教育全球化、以及学生人口结构的变化等等。为应对如此复杂的变化，教育机构需要灵活且有效的领导战略。本文探析了两种与此相关的领导理论：适应性领导理论和交易型领导理论。从对环境的准备程度、处理复杂情况的能力和领导理论的激励作用这三个概念范畴对两种理论的进行比较，并在此基础上提出了对学校领导策略的建议。

Abstract

Nowadays, educational institutions operate in a complex environment. From the perspective of organizational development, they are affected by various factors, including the external educational environment, such as the application of new teaching technology, educational globalization, and the change of student population structure. To cope with such complex changes, educational institutions need flexible and effective leadership strategies. This paper analyzes two related leadership theories: adaptive leadership theory and transactional leadership theory. This paper compares the two theories from three conceptual categories: Environmental readiness, leadership complexity and follower motivation, and puts forward some suggestions on school leadership strategies.