The mediating effect of principal’s leadership attributes on the relationship between school climate and work engagement of teachers

This study aimed to determine the mediating effect of principal’s leadership attributes on the relationship between school climate and work engagement of public elementary school teachers in the division of Island Garden City of Samal. Stratified random sampling technique was used which included 363 teachers as respondents. Through non-experimental quantitative mediation analysis utilizing descriptive correlation technique of research, validated questionnaire, mean, regression techniques and pearson r, results showed significant relationships between school climate, work engagement and principal’s leadership attributes. There was a partial mediation on the effect of principal’s leadership attributes on the relationship between school climate and work engagement. Accordingly, principal’s leadership attributes are one of the reasons how school climate can influence work engagement. It cannot, however, completely account for the relationship between the two variables.