KG teachers in this survey perceived that not only do their principals exercise their reward power
but, to a certain extent, also motivate their teachers through the sharing of values and ideas, create
shared visions, assign tasks to groups instead of single individuals, and facilitate the involvement and
cooperation of various group leaders in completing a task. This change in the style for leading kindergartensmay
have been caused by the implementation of the PEVS,which has brought about changes in
the mindsets of both KG principals and teachers about teachers’ participation in school decisionmaking
and management. KG principals have become more aware of the value of having shared
visions, enhancing teachers’ self-efficacy, and promoting teacher collaboration and team-working
in managing their schools; and KG teachers have recognized the benefits of taking up a more active
role in school affairs. The fact that kindergartens are small and have simple organizational structures
may be one of the reasons for facilitating teacher participation in their daily affairs. Also, the PEVS
and the Quality Review which advocate team-working in schools and teacher involvement in school
management may have become a catalyst for changes in the paradigm for managing kindergartens