Personality traits and dominant management styles of primary school head teachers in Amach Sub- County in Lira District, Uganda.
| dc.contributor.author | Olila :, John | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-05T07:02:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-05T07:02:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-11 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Presented to the college Of Post Graduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Education | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study about personality traits and dominant management styles of head teachers was carried out in primary schools in Amach Sub County. It set out to investigate the personality traits of head teachers; to identify the dominant management styles used in primary schools by head teachers, to establish whether there was a difference in the personality traits of head teachers between the ones of private and those of public schools; to establish whether there was a difference in the dominant management styles of head teachers between public and private schools and lastly, to establish the relationship between the personality traits and the dominant management styles of head teachers. The research design that was used was cross-sectional survey and descriptive correlation. The data was analyzed quantitatively using frequency count, mean and percentages. A sample of 210 respondents, who were teachers from all the primary schools in Amach sub-county were used. It was found out that the majority of the respondent’s male, was grade III graduates, and had served between 3 and five years. The dominant personality traits were extraversion. The dominant management style was autocratic. The difference in personality traits between head teachers of public and those of private schools existed in the traits of neuroticism and agreeableness. Dominant difference in management styles between private and public schools were realized especially, in the democratic and laissez-faire management. It was also found out that the relationship between dominant personality traits and management styles of head teachers of primary schools in Amach sub-county was not significant. It was concluded that management styles used by head teachers between private and public primary schools in Amach sub-county differ significantly, the dominant management style used by head teachers in Amach is autocratic, this method which is dominantly used by the head teachers is mainly due to other factors such as social, economic, cultural and other factors other than personality traits of head teachers in Amach sub-county. It was recommended that more female teachers be trained and recruited in the teaching service. Head teachers in public primary schools should improve on their management styles. Democratic management style should be used more in schools, since it builds team spirit among workers more than autocratic and Laissez faire management styles. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/5093 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University , College of Education, Open & Distance Learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Personality traits | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dominant management styles | en_US |
| dc.title | Personality traits and dominant management styles of primary school head teachers in Amach Sub- County in Lira District, Uganda. | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |