Principals Leadership Styles and Students’ Academic Performance in Enugu Metropolis: A Comparative Survey of Public and Mission Secondary Schools
Journal Title: Archives of Business Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
Education is a fundamental human right enshrined in all major United Nations and International Charters. As a result, there is need to provide it in most efficient manner. Education plays a major role in social emancipation, political, economic and cultural development of countries. However, the low performance of teachers and its negative impact accentuated by the dwindling fortunes of students’ academic performance have become a great concern to major stakeholders in the education sector. The study compares the leadership styles of principals in public and mission secondary schools on students’ academic performance in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Ex-post facto descriptive research design was adopted. Data collection instruments were the use of structured questionnaire and interviews. The Yamane’s (1964) statistical formula was used for sample size determination. A total of 285 copies of the questionnaire were administered to principals, teachers and supportive staff of the selected Secondary Schools using simple random sampling techniques. A combination of chi-square and Pearson product moment correlation statistical tools at 0.05 level of significance was utilized. Results of the investigation reveal that autocratic leadership style was positively correlated with students’ academic performance. The study recommends that the application of autocratic leadership style by
Authors and Affiliations
Nicholas Ngozi Igwe, Ph. D, Ozofor Ndidiamaka M. , Ph. D, Alinno Francis Chidi, Ph. D
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP313996
- DOI 10.14738/abr.58.2623.
- Views 47
- Downloads 0
Due to Instability Gambling is the best Model for most Financial Products
In financial markets the demand curve is positively sloped in most cases. We give a rigorous mathematical prove that this leads to an instable equilibrium price. Therefore stock prices may fluctuate chaotically, making t...
The Extent of Applying the Balanced Scorecard at the Jordanian Universities: Comparative study between the Government and Private Universities
This study aims to identify the application extent of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) in Jordanian universities, and the variation extent in application between government and private Universities. It also aims to identify the...
Does Actual Taxable Income Contain Valuable Information For Shareholders? Evidence From Finland
There is much discussion about usefulness of book-tax differences in evaluating firm performance. This study contributes to this discussion assessing the information content of estimated and actual taxable income for Fin...
Export Promotion Schemes and Export Performance in the East African Community: A Comparative Analysis
This study analyzed the impact of various fiscal incentives (export promotion schemes) in the East African Community on promoting exports in the region. The schemes in place are; the manufacturing under bond scheme, expo...
Curaçao: Smart Nation From Smart city to Sage society
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to describe the case of Curaçao striving to become a smart nation. Many in Curaçao talk about Smart Nation, Smart Island and the blue economy. In practice not much is noted, till...