The impact of headteachers leadership styles and teachers’ performance in secondary schools in Nambale sub-county Iganga District
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Date
2018-10
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KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY,SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ,COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OPEN DISTANCE AND e-LEARNING
Abstract
The study focused on the head teachers leadership styles and teachers’ performance in
secondary schools in Nambale Sub-County Iganga district based on the objectives that
included to examine how autocratic leadership style used by head teachers influence
teachers performance in Nambale sub-county Iganga district, To find out how the laissezfaire
leadership style as used by the head teachers influence teachers performance in
Nambale Sub-county Iganga District and also to examine the Democratic leadership style
used by the head teacher influence teachers performance in Nambale~
district,
Research design comprised of both qualitative design and quantitative design though the
research was more of qualitative. In this aspect five broad strategies of qualitative research
were employed which included among others, ethnographfes, grounded theory,
phenornenological research.
The study revealed that, setting and clarification of school goals, vision and mission was
done during staff meetings, the heads of schools implemented school’s goals, vision and
mission through ensuring that teachers have schemes of works, lesson plans, lesson notes
and syllabus.
It was concluded that most of the head teachers failed to put up into practice their
leadership styles. School heads who applied excessive laissez-faire leadership style and
autocratic leadership style were not successful in implementing leadership style.
The study therefore recommended that, the head teachers thust clarify their leadership
sfyles to teachers twice per every term for good performance
Description
A research report submitted to the college of education, open and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the award of bachelor of arts with education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Headteachers leadership, Styles and teachers’ performance, Secondary schools, Nambale sub-county