Leadership styles and motivation of teachers in selected rural primary schools in Bulamogi County, Kaliro District Uganda
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2018-09
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Kampala International University; College of Education Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The study sought to investigate the relationship between leadership styles and motivation of teachers in selected Government aided primary schools in Kaliro District. It was guided by three objectives, namely; to find out the relationship between autocratic, democratic and Laissez-faire leadership styles on teacher’s motivation in selected rural primary schools in Kaliro District. It was guided by a cross- sectional survey design which was basically quantitative, with some qualitative approaches with a sampled population of 195 respondents who were purposively selected and tested using Pearson's correlation coefficient index. The findings of the study showed an insignificant relationship between autocratic leadership style and teachers motivation. It however gave a positive significant relationship between democratic leadership style and teacher motivation in selected rural primary schools. It also discovered a positive of rural primary school teachers. Relationship between Laissez-faire leadership style and teachers motivation. Conclusions were; that autocratic leadership style negatively relates with teachers motivation. Conclusions were that democratic and Laissez-faire leadership styles positively relate with teacher motivation in rural primary school s. The researcher therefore concluded that for teacher motivation to be increased in rural primary schools, government through Ministry of Education, Education officers at district level and secondary school level should not apply autocratic leadership styles in their administration
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A research report submitted to the College of Education Open Distance and E-Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award of a Degree of Bachelors of Education of Kampala International University
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Leadership styles, Motivation of teachers, Rural primary schools, Kaliro District, Uganda