Abstract:
The main objective of the study was to assess the influence of heads leadership behaviours
on teachers’ instructional practices. Descriptive survey design was used in the study with
aim of finding out whether leadership behaviours have influence on instructional practices.
The target population was teachers of senior high schools in Bantama sub-metro in the
Kumasi metropolis. A sample of 96 Participants was used for the study. Purposive
technique was used to select three schools with all the teachers automatically included in
the study. The main instrument used for was questionnaire. The questionnaire was pilot
tested at Anglican senior high school using 30 teachers. From the pilot test, the reliability
co-efficient of 0.87 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha. Two research questions and three
hypotheses were formulated to direct the study. Means and standard deviations, correlation,
regression and independent sample T-test were used to analyze the data. The study revealed
that teachers failed to space out instruction to cater for the slow learners.Findings revealed
that there was statistically significant influence of heads leadership behaviours on teachers
instructional practices. It is recommended that heads should advocate for sustaining the
use of leadership behaviours. It is recommended that teachers employ the use of discussion
method that will ensure active involvement of slow learners in the lesson.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2018
