Effectiveness of contemporary leadership styles of headteachers in public basic schools at Kwabre East Municipality in the Ashanti Region

Abstract

The objective of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of contemporary leadership styles of headteacher in public basic schools at Kwabre East Municipality. The design used was descriptive survey. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the schools and convenient sampling technique was used to select the teachers. A sample size of 317 was used for the study. The study used questionnaire to collect data from the teachers. Descriptive statistical techniques such as frequency tables and percentages were employed to analyse the data with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 2013. The pre-test achieved reliability coefficient of 0.83. The study revealed that headteachers delegate powers to teachers. Headteachers were found to be effective in using contemporary leadership styles. The study also found that headteachers made effective use of teachers’ individual’s capacity and talent. It was recommended that The Municipal Director of Education at Kwabre East Municipality should encourage headteachers to delegate powers to teachers to work efficiently. It was also recommended that The Municipal Director of Education should reward effective headteachers every academic year to boost their morale to work effectively. It was again recommended that The Municipal Director of Education should reward headteachers in using these strategies to achieve the goals of the school.