The Role of Leadership Style on Working Morale of Teachers Upon Students’ Academic Performance in Primary Schools. A Case Study of Kibaha Township Council
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The study has investigated on the role of leadership style on the rise of teachers
working morale upon the students’ academic performance. The study aimed to look
on the dominant leadership styles practiced in primary school at Kibaha Town
council, to look on the leadership style which promote high working morale, also to
look on the influence of each type of leadership style which promote high working
morale, also the study aimed to add knowledge on what to be done so that to rise
working morale of teachers upon student academic performance.
The research used mixed methods research design where by qualitative and
quantitative data were collected and analyzed in the study. The major finding were
most of high performed school practiced Democratic leadership style while the least
performed school practiced Autocratic leadership style, also the study found that the
uses of democratic leadership style has high influence on the rise of teachers
working morale.
The study involved 200 respondents where by teachers, ward education officers, and
head teachers were involved .The study recommended that head teachers need to use
Democratic leadership style which promotes high working morale of teachers,
ministry of education should organize regular inspections so as to monitory
leadership style, also the study emphasized that more training is highly needed to the
head teachers so that they can promote high working morale of teachers.
The study concluded that head teachers leadership style is a critical variable in
teachers working moral there for it is important to engaged teachers in decision
making and the government should promote teachers so that to rise education
quality.
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Leadership Style: Morale: Academic Performance