The Effect of Management Styles (Participative and Traditional) on Teacher's Creativity of Kermanshah High Schools

This study investigated the relationship between management styles (participative and traditional) and the teacher's creativity. The study is conducted based on a survey on a sample taken from the population. Teachers in high schools throughout Kermanshah city constituted the population of the study, a random sample of which was drawn using stratified random sampling method. 275 teachers were finally selected as the sample for the study. Data for the study was collected using two questionnaires designed by the researchers. The validity and reliability of research tools were calculated using item analysis, factor analysis, and Cronbach's Alpha. Variance and regression analysis were administered to analyze the data. The results indicated that there was a positive and significant relationship between the management style of leadership and the teacher's creativity. The female managers proved to be more influential on the teacher's creativity. In the study, it has been confirmed that the more supervision by the teachers themselves and the more the managers have utilized the two-way and open styles, friendship styles and delegation in their approaches, the grater levels of teachers’ creativity has been observed.