Master of Education (Planning and Administration)

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    Head Teachers Leadership Styles and Teachers Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Bunya South County in Mayuge District Eastern Uganda
    (Uganda Christian University, 2025-03-18) Bashir Isabirye
    The study examined the influence of head teachers‟ leadership styles on teachers‟ performance in selected secondary schools in Bunya South County in Mayuge District. The study sought to: assess the impact of autocratic leadership style on teachers‟ performance; ascertain the effect of democratic leadership style on teachers‟ performance, and to evaluate the influence of servant leadership style on teachers‟ performance in selected secondary schools in Bunya South County in Mayuge District. The study employed cross sectional study design that employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study employed both simple random and purposive sampling techniques to sample a total of 124 respondents from the ten selected secondary schools in Bunya South County in Mayuge District. Data was collected using questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse data which involved the use of frequencies, means and standard deviations. The major study findings were; autocratic leadership style has an impact on teachers‟ performance as this was indicated by average (mean=4.15, S.Dev=.882); democratic leadership style has a positive effect on teachers‟ performance as indicated by the average (mean =4.22, S.Dev=.830), and that servant leadership has influence on teachers‟ performance as shown by the average (mean =3.98, S.Dev=.807). The study concluded that authority in schools has a bigger impact on teachers‟ performance, therefore it should be given attention, democracy is paramount in schools for teachers to perform better and that servant leadership is crucial in improving teachers‟ performance in secondary schools in Bunya South County in Mayuge District. The study recommended that; head-teachers should adopt new ideas, learn to motivate staff and work towards achieving set school goals, government should regularly engage head teachers and teachers whenever new ideas/programs arise for betterment of teachers‟ performance and that the government together with the relevant educational stakeholders should encourage and train head teachers to become servant leaders so that they can implement all qualities of a servant leader for effective and conducive teaching/learning environment hence enhancing teachers‟ performance.