Head teachers’ leadership behavior and commitment of teachers in selected secondary schools of Gisaga District Rwanda
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2012-04
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Kampala international international : College of Economics and Management
Abstract
The study was about head Teachers’ leadership behavior and commitment of teachers in selected secondary schools of Gisagara District, Rwanda. Specific objectives were: (i) identify the profile of respondents (ii) determine the degree of leadership behavior (iii) determine the level of teachers’ commitment (iv) find out the significant difference in level of commitment between male and female teachers (v) investigate the relationship between leadership behavior and teachers’ commitment. The Path-Goal theory of leadership and Allen and Meyer organizational commitment guided this research. The descriptive correlation and comparative design was utilized. 157 teachers were selected through simple random sampling. Standardized research instruments of leadership behavior and commitment were used. Frequency tables and percentage distributions, Pearson’s Correlation coefficient and t-test were used to statistically analyze the data collected. The majority of teachers were male (85%); young (84% under 35 years old) and Bachelors’ Degree Holders (70%) but minority studied education (l2%). The degree of head teachers’ leadership behavior (2.97) was high and the level of teachers’ commitment was also high (2.77). There was no significant difference in level of commitment between male and female teachers (Sig. =0.33). The findings revealed that leadership behaviors are strongly correlated with teacher commitment (r-value= 0.78, sig=0.000). It was concluded that leadership behavior and teachers’ commitment were strongly correlated and there was no significant difference in level of commitment between male and female teachers. It was recommended to the Ministry of Education to set special policy about teacher deployment with special incentives for teachers deployed in rural areas and provide trainings and workshops for head teachers in Education leadership. Areas for further researches have been suggested at the end of the study
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A Thesis presented to the college of higher degrees and research Kampala, Uganda
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Educational Management and Administration
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Leadership behavior, Secondary schools, Gisaga District Rwanda