Abstract:
The study was conducted to assess the perception of teachers on the leadership styles
of head teachers of public basic schools at the Bolgatanga Municipality. The objectives
of the study were to determine the leadership styles of Junior high schools head
teachers, ascertain the perceived influence of Junior high schools head teachers
leadership style on teachers’ job performance and to find out the challenges
headmasters faced in their leadership. A descriptive survey design was used for the
study. The target population for the study was the 238 head teachers and teachers in
the 14 public junior high schools. Census sampling was used to select all the 14
headteachers. Simple random sampling was used to select a proportion of 50% of the
total teacher population of 224 getting a total of 126 respondents for the study.
Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The data were analyzed
descriptively using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study found
among others that head teachers in the study area exhibited transactional and
transformational leadership styles. Also head teachers’ leadership styles enabled
teachers to make adequate lesson preparation to improve teaching and learning. Some
of the challenges head teachers faced in their leadership was lack of time. It is
recommended based on the findings and conclusions that the Ghana Education Service
should organize in-service training for heads of educational institutions on the best
leadership styles that promote teaching and learning.
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 requirements
for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2018