Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of head teachers’ leadership
styles on academic performance of basic schools in the Kuntanase Circuit of the
Bosomtwe District. The objectives of the study were to find out the leadership styles
exhibited by head teachers, determine the effects of head teachers’ leadership styles
on academic performance and to establish the challenges involved in head teachers
leadership in basic schools. Descriptive survey design was employed using the
qualitative research approach. The target population for the study was head teachers
in public basic schools. The accessible population was 18 head teachers in the 18
public basic schools. Purposive sampling technique was used to select all the 18
head teachers and the basic schools. Semi-structured interview guide was used to
collect data. The Attride-Stirlings guide to thematic network analysis was used to
analyze the interview data. It was found that head teachers exhibited democratic
leadership style, autocratic leadership style and laissez-faires leadership style. Head
teachers’ leadership styles improved teacher-head teacher relationship to promote
teaching and learning to enhance school performance and improved teachers’
instructional capabilities to improve performance. Challenges involved in head
teachers’ leadership were poor condition of infrastructure available in the school and
inadequate teaching and learning materials. It is recommended based on the findings
that the Ghana Education Service and the Bosomtwe District Director of Education
should address the various challenges head teachers face for effective leadership to
promote academic performance of the school.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, Akenten Appaih- Menka University of Skills Training and
Entrepreneurial Development, Kumasi, in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) Degree
DECEMBER, 2021