Abstract:
This study was designed to investigate the leadership styles of head teachers and their influence
on academic performance of some selected private schools in the AsawaseSub Metro in the
Ashanti Region of Ghana. Data were collected through questionnaires. A total of 200 basic
school teachers, head teachers and pupils were used for the study. The data were analysed using
descriptive statistics.The focus of the research was to assess the impact of the various leadership
styles by head teachers in their quest to ensure that their schools attain the needed academic
results.The results of the study revealed that with respect to the leadership style practiced by
head teachers, when head teachers blend the leadership styles, it produces a positive effect on
academic performance but when they are practiced in isolation the effect of the leadership style
is nullified by situational factors and group characteristics. Therefore for head teachers to see the
influence of their leadership they must practice the various leadership styles on the whole but not
in isolation. Teachers’ input and students’ efforts were also the only situational variables that
were seen to have a significant moderating effect on achievement of high academic performance
hence, if these group characteristics are monitored they will produce the best of academic
performances for schools.
Description:
A Dissertation Report submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Master of Arts Degree in Educational
Leadership
2016