The teacher training policy in Taiwan has undergone multiple reforms, aiming to cultivate a teaching workforce with sound character, civic literacy, and lifelong learning abilities. Teachers are encouraged to pursue further education or take on administrative roles to enhance their leadership skills. Due to the arduous process of becoming a leader, possessing leadership motivation is extremely important. Principals with leadership capabilities can significantly influence the overall team atmosphere and performance. Therefore, to understand the leadership motivation of preschool educators in Taiwan, researchers developed the "Leadership Motivation Scale for Preschool Professionals" and explored it through three dimensions: "Entrepreneurial", "Professional", and "Leadership".

The research used the Rasch model’s Rating Scale Model (RSM) to analyze item difficulty estimation, fit statistics, and step difficulty. Reliability analysis indicated that the Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the subscales were .91, .88, and .90, respectively, all exceeding .70. The overall internal consistency reliability of the scale was .95, demonstrating that the scale has excellent stability and consistency in measuring leadership motivation and its three sub-dimensions among preschool professionals. The difficulty of the items was moderate and infit numerical value indicated it is well-fitted.

Additionally, two dimensions of the scale showed a significant positive correlation with the Self-Efficacy Scale. The leadership motivation level was higher among those who were expected to take over family-run preschools compared to those who were not. Therefore, this scale aims to provide a reference for teachers to understand themselves or for future talent selection.

Authors:
Yu Chia Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Fu An Shieh, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
I am Yu Chia Huang, currently a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Education at National Chengchi University in Taiwan. I work as a clinical psychologist, providing early intervention therapy for children in a hospital setting.

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