The impact of leadership styles on teacher's jobs satisfactions

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of leadership styles on teachers' jobs. The present study is an applied research in terms of purpose, and descriptive-survey According to Nature of the Study. The statistical population of this study consisted of all teachers employed in public schools in Sulaimaniyeh province with 200 persons. The sample size was 127 people using Morgan table and were selected by simple random sampling method. Data were collected using two standard questionnaires of Leadership Styles (LSMQ) and Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale (JSST), which validity and reliability were confirmed. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using regression, t-test, and ANOVA test. The results of this study showed that the authoritarian and democratic leadership style has the mean of 3 and 2.78. The results showed that authoritarian leadership style had a weak and negative effect on the job satisfaction of school teachers (-0.273). The effect of democratic leadership on school teachers 'job satisfaction was also confirmed (0.974), indicating a strong effect of this leadership style on teachers' job satisfaction. Among the demographic factors, the effect of gender, age and job experience on job satisfaction was not confirmed. But in terms of job satisfaction dimensions, there were differences between men and women, age groups and job experience, with job satisfaction. According to the results, satisfaction of pay and colleagues among women is greater than men. Age also affects the satisfaction of the Supervision and Working conditions. The results showed that work experience had a significant effect on satisfaction of work and Supervision. Keywords: Leadership Styles, Autocratic Leadership, Democratic Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Teachers