Date

4-2018

Department

School of Education

Degree

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Chair

Jeffrey Savage

Keywords

Andragogy, Authentic Happiness, College, Servant Leadership, Servant Teaching

Disciplines

Education | Educational Leadership | Higher Education | Higher Education and Teaching

Abstract

The purpose of this correlational research study was to investigate the relationship between authentic happiness and servant leadership among college professors. The study sought to close a gap in the research by examining the connection between authentic happiness as a positive psychological construct and servant leadership orientation by teachers in the classroom. Participants in the study included 71 faculty in a Midwestern state. Participants completed the Authentic Happiness Inventory, the Servant Leadership Profile-Revised, and demographic information on SurveyMonkey®. The results were analyzed using SPSS and a Spearman’s rho was calculated to determine the relationship between servant leadership and authentic happiness levels. A weak to moderate statistically significant positive relationship was found between servant leadership and authentic happiness resulting in rejecting the null hypothesis. Additional information about the study including discussion, implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research is included.

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