Transformational Leadership (Tl) in Classroom – An Analysis of Tl with Respect to Intellectual Stimulation

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyze the concept of Transformational leadership among college teachers, its influence in enhancing student participation leading to better student learning, and student’s perception of teachers’ credibility. Transformational leadership impact is analyzed based on one of the four components named Intellectual stimulation. Teachers foster a multitude of relationships with their students and perform duties ranging from advisors to mentors, to instructors (Walumbwa, Wu, & Ojode, 2004). Although college teachers enact many roles in the classroom, of interest to this study is their position as leaders. Teacher leadership is an important concept and reflects the behaviors instructors use to facilitate the attainment of students’ personal and group goals (Treslan, 2006). Several researchers support the notion that teachers function as leaders in their classrooms (e.g., Bolkan & Goodboy, 2009; Pounder, 2003, 2006, 2008) The earlier researches clearly shows that transformational leadership among college teachers has a positive influence on the student community.