Headteachers’ Leadership Styles and Students’ Academic Performance in Keumbu Division Secondary Schools, Isii County Keya

ABSTRACT The study was about Head teachers’ leadership styles and students’ academic performance in Keumbu division secondary schools, Kisii county. It was guided by four objectives; establishing the profile of the respondents, type of head teachers’ leadership styles, level of students’ academic performance, and finding the relationship between leadership style an level of students’ academic performance. Using descriptive correlational survey research design and expost factor design, the study employed a sample of 210 secondary school teachers in all public secondary schools in the division. The study found out that male teachers are more than female ones, the leading leadership style was discovered to be the directing style, level of students academic performance was found to be low and there is a significant positive relationship between the head teachers’ leadership styles and level of students’ academic performance. Based on the findings of the study, the following are recommended; that Head teachers should be taken for refresher courses in leadership courses frequently as possible. This will help them conform to acceptable management styles. Finally the researcher recommends that the schools should provide forums in which teachers can freely interact with their heads and share their opinions about their leadership styles. All in all the schools should establish good working conditions helping the teachers do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Chapter One Page

Declaration A

Declaration B ii

Approval sheet iii

Dedication iv

Acknowledgement v

Abstract vi

Table of Contents vii

List of Tables ix

Chapter THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

One

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 6

Purpose of the Study 7

Objectives of the Study 7

Research Questions 8

Hypothesis 8

Scope of the Study 8

Significance of the Study 8

Operational Definitions io

Chapter REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 11

Two

Concepts, Ideas, Opinions from Experts/ Authors 11

Theoretical Perspective 16

Related Studies 17

Chapter METHODOLOGY 20

Three

Research Design 20

Research Population 20

Sample Size 20

Sampling Procedure 21

Research Instruments 21

Data gathering Procedures 22

Reliability and validity 22

Data Analysis 23

Ethical Considerations 23

Limitations of the Study 24

Chapter PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF 25

DATA

Four

Chapter FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS 33

Five

Findings 33

Conclusion 34

Recommendations 36

REFERENCES 37

APPENDICES 41

APPENDIX I: Transmittal Letter 41

APPENDIX II: Informed Consent 42

APPENDIX III: Transmittal letter for respondents 43

APPENDIX IV: FACE SHEET; profile of the respondents 44

APPENDIX V: Research Instruments Questionnaire 48

APPENDIX VII: Researcher’s Curriculum Vitae 51