Impact of Principal’s Leadership Styles on Students’ Academic Performance

Research Paper (postgraduate) , 2018 , 58 Pages

Pedagogy - School System, Educational and School Politics

This study was designed to assess the impact of principal’s leadership styles on students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools of Kano Municipal local government, Kano state. The project is divided into five chapters. The study targeted all the public secondary schools in Kano Municipal local government, Kano state. The local government has a total number of 32 schools comprising of 32 principals and 275 teachers. 184 respondents were randomly selected out of the entire population using random sampling technique.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of content

List of table

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.4 Research questions
1.5 Research hypotheses
1.6 Significance of the Study
1.7 Scope and Limitations
1.8 Definition of Terms

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Conceptual Framework
2.3 Leadership Styles
2.3.1 Autocratic Leadership Style
2.3.2 Instructional Leadership Style
2.3.3 Laissez-Faire Leadership Style
2.3.4 Transformational Leadership Style
2.3.5 Transactional Leadership Style
2.4 Leadership style and their influence on students’ performance
2.4.1 Transformational leadership style and students’ academic performance
2.4.2 Transactional leadership style and students’ academic performance
2.4.3 Democratic leadership style and students’ academic performance
2.4.4 Autocratic Leadership Style and Student Academic Performance
2.4.5 Instructional Leadership Style and Student Academic Performance
2.4.6 Laissez-Faire Leadership Style and Student Academic Performance
2.5 Principals’ Leadership
2.6 Theoretical framework
2.7 Empirical Study
2.8 Summary and Uniqueness of the Study

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research design
3.3 Population of the Study
3.4 Sample size
3.5 Sampling Techniques
3.5 Research instruments
3.6 Instrument validity
3.7 Instruments’ reliability
3.9 Data analysis techniques

CHAPTER FOUR DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Response rate
4.3 Results on the demographic information
4.3.1 Gender
4.3.2 Age
4.3.3 Educational qualifications of the Respondents
4.4 Influence of principals’ leadership styles on students’ performance
4.4.1 Leadership styles rating
4.4.2 Transformational leadership style
4.4.2.1 Principals’ response on influences of transformational leadership style
4.4.2.2 Teachers response on transformational leadership style
4.4.2.3 Ethical and moral conduct
4.4.2.4 Role played by principals in ensuring strategic improvement
in students’ academic performance
4.4.3 Transactional leadership style
4.4.3.1 Principals’ response on influences of transactional leadership style
4.4.3.2 Accountability of teachers for their teaching
4.4.3.5 How principals handle teachers who perform in their subject
4.4.4 Democratic leadership style
4.4.4.1 Principals’ response on influences of democratic leadership style
4.4.4.2 Teachers’ response on influences of democratic leadership style
4.4.4.3 Guidelines in offering teachers opportunities for professional development
4.4.4 Study Comparison with other researchers on leadership styles

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations

References

Appendix

• Author: Aragaw Zewdie (Author)
• Publication Year: 2018
• Pages: 58
• Catalog Number: V1353578
• ISBN (eBook): 9783346866769
• ISBN (Book): 9783346866776
• Language: English
• Tags: impact, principal’s, leadership, styles, students’, academic, performance