Authoritative Approach and Student Empowerment Among University Students

Cakir S. G.

5th World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership, United States Of America, 13 - 15 May 2015 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.04.078
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Keywords: Learner empowerment, authoritative attitudes of instructors, higher education, CLASSROOM
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study examines the role of instructors' authoritative attitudes on learner empowerment among university students. Study sample comprised of 322 university students attending a faculty of education in Turkey. Their ages ranged from 17-25 years (mean age: 20.34 years). Multiple regression analysis results suggested that authoritative attitudes of the instructors positively predicted all three dimensions of learner empowerment. More specifically, instructors' authoritative attitudes accounted for the largest variance in meaningfulness (48.8%), followed by impact (21.4 %) and competence (13.2%). These results suggested that instructors' authoritative approaches to the classroom management have impact on learner empowerment. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.