The Influence of Leadership Styles on Students’ Achievement in Kinondoni Municipal council Secondary Schools.

Hamisi, Mwatum (2022) The Influence of Leadership Styles on Students’ Achievement in Kinondoni Municipal council Secondary Schools. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Good leadership in school has a crucial role in uplifting learning performance of students and achievement in Tanzania. This study is done to examine the role of school leadership style on the academic performances of students in secondary schools in Kinondoni Municipality. The study was guided by three objectives, to analyse the leadership style applied in Kinondoni municipal, to assess the factor affecting the leadership style and to analyze the strategies to improve the leadership style in Kinondoni municipal. The mixed research approach was used. Kinondoni municipality was the study area. A total of sample size of 84 comprising of 4 heads of schools, 40 teachers and 40 students were reached through interview guides and Questionnaires for data collection. Findings from the study showed that there is knowledge and understanding from the students on matters concerning to school leadership style, the democratic leadership was most applied to guide the school thus bringing the sense of cooperation and high working morale at the school and hence influence the students’ academic performance. However, 80 percent of teachers argued that student’s diversity was among the variable which affected school leadership style on students’ academic performances, whereas 70 percent of students mentioned that teachers and students’ satisfaction with their leaders was among the factors affecting school leadership style on students’ academic performances. Initiating training to teachers and heads of school and developing the culture of decision making sharing was suggested strategies to improve the leadership style at the school. Keywords: Leadership Style, Students Academic Achievement

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