Influence of headteachers’ leadership styles on students’ performance ( At Uganda Certificate of Education in Makindye East Division Central Uganda
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2017-08
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Kampala International University, School of Education
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of head teachers’ leadership
styles on students performance at UCE in public secondary schools in Makindye East
Division. The study objectives were; to establish the influence of autocratic
leadership style on UCE performance in Makindye East Division, to determine the
influence of democratic leadership style on UCE performance in Makindye East Division
and to establish the influence of Laissez-faire leadership style on UCE, performance in
Makindye East Division. The study was based on Fielder’s contingency theory of
leadership and employed descriptive survey research design. The sample for the study
comprised of 10 secondary schools in the Makindye East division with 20 head
teachers, 20 deputy headteachers and 100 teachers. The design adapted for this study was
descriptive survey. The study used head teachers~, deputy head teachers and teachers
questionnaires for data collection.
Based on the findings, it was concluded that Democratic leadership style was most
applied in primary schools that were identified to have better academic performance.
Democratic leadership styles are applied by some head teachers and it comes second in
academic performance while most of schools indicated that their head teachers applied
autocratic leadership style and have dismal academic performance. While the schools that
indicated that their head teachers apply laissez-faire leadership style scored very poor
performance since everyone is left to do as they will. Based on the findings it was
recommended that head teachers should use the most appropriate leadership style that
facilitates collective responsibility and which creates a conducive teaching and learning
environment in schools. It was also recommended that there was need for facilitating
head teachers leadership skills as they had a direct relationship with students academic
performance. The study also recommended that head teachers should be provided with
in-service courses on leadership which is a prerequisite for academic performance.
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A research project submitted to the College of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Bachelors Degree Secondary Education Kampala International University
Keywords
Headteachers’ leadership styles, Leadership styles, Students’ performance, Uganda Certificate of Education, Makindye East Division, Uganda