Abstract:
The purpose of` the study was to explore the leadership styles of head teachers and its
perceived effects on performance in basic schools in the West Mamprusi District. The
objectives of the study were to find out the leadership styles of head teachers in public
basic schools, establish the perceived effect of the leadership style of heads of schools on
school performance and to determine the causes of leadership failure in public basic
schools. The study adopted descriptive survey design and used a questionnaire to collect
quantitative data. The target population for the study was all head teachers and assistant
head teachers in the Mamprusi West District. All the 64 head teachers and their assistants
in the West Mamprusi District participated in the study. The study found, among others,
that the head teachers displayed democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles by
including teachers in decision making all the time and involving teachers in making
academic policies for the school, gave full mandate to staff to make academic decisions
without interference and also gave staff the freedom to do anything in the best interest of
the school respectively. The head teachers’ leadership style promoted interpersonal
relationship between head teacher and teachers and inspired teachers to improve upon
their instructional capabilities. It is recommended based on the findings that the Ministry
of Education should collaborate with the Ghana Education Service to organize regular
training workshops on 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 the requirements
for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
SEPTEMBER, 2016