Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of headteachers' leadership
styles on basic teachers performance in the Weija-Gbawe municipality. This study
adopted descriptive survey as the design. A total of 168 respondents made up 12
headteachers and 156 teachers were sampled from a population of teachers from
Weija-Gbawe Municipality using purposive and simple random sampling techniques.
Questionnaire was used as the main instrument for data collection. The data collection
instrument was validated using expert-judgment. Cronbach alpha reliability
coefficient of 0.78 was obtained for the instrument through test-retest method. Data
collected were analysed using frequency counts, percent and mean. The study found
among others that both academic and personal qualities are very good criteria that
every headteacher in basic school in Weija-Gbawe Municipality should possess. And
that the headteachers should have served for at least ten years. Further, the leadership
styles portrayed by the headteachers influence the work performance of the teachers.
Finally, there is a positive relationship between the leadership style adopted by the
headteachers and performance. Based on the findings of the study, it was
recommended among others that training in administration and management should
be made a prerequisite for the appointment of heads of basic schools.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Educational Studies, Submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of
Master of Education
(Supervision)
in the University of Education, Winneba
NOVEMBER, 2020
