The perception of teachers on the leadership styles of headteachers of public junior high schools in the Bolgatanga Municipality - Copy

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.