Perception of Teacher’s on Democratic Leadership Styles of Principal’s in Secondary Schools in Sokoto State
- October 13, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS Team
- Categories: Education, IJRIAS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume V, Issue IX, September 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Shafa’atu Yunusa1, Ladi Muhammad Bello2, Aliyu Malam Bala3 & Bashar Ibrahim4
1 Department of General Studies, Shehu Shagari College of Educaion Sokoto State, Nigeria
2&4Department of Adult and Non-formal Education, Shehu Shagari College of Educaion Sokoto State, Nigeria
3 Department of Educational Foundation Shehu Shagari College of Educaion Sokoto State, Nigeria
Abstract
The study investigated the perceptions of Teachers on Democratic Leadership Style of Principals in Secondary Schools in Sokoto State. The specific objective that guided the study was; to analyze the extent to which secondary school teachers in Sokoto perceive Principals democratic leadership style, the study was basically based on descriptive survey design that employed quantitative method. The total number of population under study was 500. 217 questionnaires were administered to the respondents. The sampling techniques were Stratify sampling. Data was collected through questionnaires which were based on four likert scale, 1 for strongly Disagree, 2 for Disagree 3 for Agree and 4 Strongly Agree the researchers treating all the research questions one after another using descriptive statistic of a computer program called Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The data was once again presented in simple percentages and frequency. However, mean scores were used by the researcher to find out the extent of teachers’ perception of the principals Democratic leader style. it was found that principals’ democratic leadership style are made of Principal allows teachers to participate in determining school resources allocation and utilization, encourage teachers to participate in decision making, consult teachers before making decisions on academic programs and involves teachers in organizing academic activities in the school. Overall, there is high teachers’ perception of the principals’ democratic leadership style in secondary schools in Sokoto State.
Keywords: – Perception of Teachers and Democratic Leadership Style
