Leadership Styles of Schools Principals as Correlate of Teacher's Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Abia State: Chikezie, S. C
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to
determine the extent leadership styles of school principals serve as correlate
of teachers' job performance in secondary schools in Abia State. To achieve the
aforementioned objective, three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at
0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational research design.
A total of 406 respondents which comprised 385 teachers and 21 duty principals
that were drawn from the entire population of 4064 respondents (3,853 teachers
and 211 duty principals} through two-stage sampling techniques made up the
sample for the study. Two instruments titled "Leadership Styles of School
Principals Questionnaire (LSSPQ)" and "Secondary School Teachers' Job
Performance Questionnaire (SSTJPQ)" were developed, validated and used for
the study. The internal consistency reliability of the instruments were calculated
using Cronbach Alpha procedure and reliability estimates of .78 and .83 were
obtained for the LSSPQ and SST JPQ respectively. Linear regressions was used to
test the null hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance. Results revealed as
follows: A very high positive and significant relationship exists between the
leadership styles (autocratic, bureaucratic and laissezfaire leadership styles)
and teachers' job performances in secondary schools It was thus recommended
that school principals should be educated on the importance of leadership
styles in teachers' job performance.
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CHIKEZIE, C (2025). Leadership Styles of Schools Principals as Correlate of Teacher's Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Abia State: Chikezie, S. C. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 17, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/leadership-styles-of-schools-principals-as-correlate-of-teachers-job-performance-in-secondary-schools-in-abia-state-chikezie-s-c-7-2
CHIDINMA, CHIKEZIE. "Leadership Styles of Schools Principals as Correlate of Teacher's Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Abia State: Chikezie, S. C" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 17 Sep. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/leadership-styles-of-schools-principals-as-correlate-of-teachers-job-performance-in-secondary-schools-in-abia-state-chikezie-s-c-7-2. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
CHIDINMA, CHIKEZIE. "Leadership Styles of Schools Principals as Correlate of Teacher's Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Abia State: Chikezie, S. C". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 17 Sep. 2025. Web. 17 Sep. 2025. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/leadership-styles-of-schools-principals-as-correlate-of-teachers-job-performance-in-secondary-schools-in-abia-state-chikezie-s-c-7-2 >.
CHIDINMA, CHIKEZIE. "Leadership Styles of Schools Principals as Correlate of Teacher's Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Abia State: Chikezie, S. C" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2025). Accessed 17 Sep. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/leadership-styles-of-schools-principals-as-correlate-of-teachers-job-performance-in-secondary-schools-in-abia-state-chikezie-s-c-7-2