Principals’ Leadership Styles as Variables in Mathematics Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Secondary Schools in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State
- July 19, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue VII, July 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Oliweh Ifeanyi Solomon1, Dr. Anthony G. Ossai2
1Department of Integrated Science, College of Education, Agbor, Nigeria
2Department of Educational Administration, College of Education, Agbor, Nigeria
Abstract: This research work examines principals’ leadership styles as variables in mathematics teacher’s job satisfaction in secondary schools in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State. The population of the study consists of 450 teachers in the secondary schools in Ukwuani Local Government Area. The sample consists of the teachers – 83 male and 57 female teachers. The simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the sample. To guide the study, three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated and tested. The instruments of the study were the leadership style questionnaire (LSQ) and Mathematics Teachers Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MTJSQ). In analyzing the data descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage) were used to answer the research questions while the chi-square contingency table were used to test the hypotheses at 0.5 level of significance. The result of the study revealed among others, that: The most prevalent principals’ leadership style in secondary schools in Ukwuani Local Government to be Idiographic leadership style.
Key Terms: Leadership Style, Job Satisfactions, Mathematics, Teachers, Schools.
I. INTRODUCTION
Leadership is of particular importance in educational administration because of its far-reaching effects on the accomplishment of school programmes, objectives and the attainment of educational goals. Because of its key role in the success or failure of organizations, leadership has long been a focus of study by students, theorist, researchers and practitioners, particularly in the last five decades (Peretomode, 1992).
Today, most of our schools are larger in size than in the 1960s and they are getting more complex in structure and composition consequently, the demand for administrative leadership is critical. The teachers, students, parents, look up to the school heads for sound leadership towards the achievement of the educational objectives and goals. This is because according to Anderson and Dyke (2013), “whether a school is noted for its innovations and willingness to depart from traditional practices or committed to the status quo, can be attributed to a great extent to the views and behavior of local administration”.
