THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ DIGITAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND TEACHERS’ ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR

Digital transformation, which lies at the centre of Industry 4.0, has brought artificial intelligence and innovation to the fore and necessitated school administrators and teachers to acquire new leadership styles and various skills. Within this framework, the present study was conducted to examine the effect of administrators’ digital leadership practices on teachers’ entrepreneurial behaviours. A quantitative research design was used, and data were collected using the ‘Digital Leadership Scale’ and the ‘Entrepreneurial Teacher Behaviour Scale’. The study group consisted of 360 teachers working in the Şehitkamil district of Gaziantep, Turkey. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression methods. The findings revealed a moderate, positive, and significant correlation between digital leadership and entrepreneurial behaviour. Digital leadership explains 31% of the variance. The findings indicate that administrators’ digital leadership encourages teachers’ entrepreneurial behaviour, enhances educational quality, and creates a school culture that supports innovation and change.