Influence of leadership styles on student academic performance in secondary schools in Mvomero district council- Tanzania.

Mahamba, Flora Beatrice (2023) Influence of leadership styles on student academic performance in secondary schools in Mvomero district council- Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study assessed the influence of leadership styles on the students' academic performance in selected secondary schools in Mvomero. The study was guided by three specific objectives namely, to explain the existing leadership styles used by heads of schools, to analyze effects of leadership on the students' academic performance, and to discuss the challenges facing heads of schools in their headship practice in Mvomero district secondary schools. The study was guided by mixedmethods design employing questionnaire, interviews and documents as data collection methods. The study found that the heads of schools in Mvomero secondary schools were using mainly the democratic leadership style to lead the schools. This typical leadership style created positive learning environment among the students and the teachers and so the allegations raised in chapter one that 82.6 percent of the students were failing in their form four national examination, was not tied to this leadership style as such. The study identified that the leizes fair leadership style was least used as it hindered teachers accountability in teaching at the schools. Further the findings indicated that the leadership styles such as democratic and instructional leadership were used as they created positive learning environment to the students. The styles were facilitating collaborative decision making among staff thus they felt enthusiastic and motivated to teach and improve students‟ academic performance. The last findings indicated that favoritism, struggle over power between the heads and the staff and the insubordination were identified as challenges facing the heads of schools in practice of their leadership styles. Recommendations to improve the situation are attached. Keywords: Leadership, Students, Academic Performance, Secondary Schools

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