Abstract:
The study investigated the impact of transformational leadership style of headmasters
on teachers‘ job satisfaction in public Senior High schools in Tumu Municipality. The
study adopted the descriptive research design. The target population comprised all
210 teachers in the two Senior High Schools in the Tumu Municipality of the Upper
Wet Region of Ghana while the accessible population was 194 teachers. The census
sampling technique was used to involve all 194 teachers. However, responses used for
the analysis were from 190 teachers whose questionnaires were retrieved. In the data
collection process, questionnaire was employed. For the analysis, frequency,
percentage, means, standard deviation, and linear multiple regression were used. The
findings of the study indicated that teachers perceived their headteachers to be
predominantly using idealized influence style of transformational leadership as
compared to inspirational motivation style of transformational leadership, intellectual
stimulation style of transformational leadership and individual consideration style of
transformational leadership. The study also revealed that the level of teacher job
satisfaction in public senior high school teachers in the Tumu Municipality was high.
The study further revealed that that headteachers‘ transformational leadership styles
have significant positive impact on teacher job satisfaction in public senior high
schools in the Tumu Municipality. The study concluded that if headteachers are able
to intensify the use of other forms of transformational leadership styles, especially
inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration,
teachers job satisfaction will be improved beyond the current level leading to better
school climate and increase in students learning outcome. It was recommended among
others that Directorate of Ghana Education Service in the Tumu Municipality should
organise regularly organise seminars and in-service training programmes for
headteachers to educate them on the impact of transformational leadership styles on
teacher job satisfaction to effectively apply or utilize the appropriate types of
transformational leadership which can positively affect teacher job satisfaction.
Description:
A dissertation in the department of Educational Administration and
Management, Faculty of Educational Studies, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Education
(Educational Administration and Management)
in the University of Education, Winneba
MAY, 2022
