Influence Of Headteachers’ Leadership Styles On Pupils Performance At Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education In Kathiani District, Kenya
Abstract
The study investigated the influence of headteachers’ leadership styles on
pupils performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Kathiani
District, Kenya. It sought to establish the leadership styles employed by
primary school head teachers, the extent to which primary school headteachers
leadership styles influence performance in KCPE, the effectiveness of primary
school headteachers leadership styles and the extent to which primary school
headteachers involve teachers in decision making in Kathiani District. The
study used descriptive survey design. The choice of this design is based on the
fact that the purpose of the study is to explore the influence of headteachers
administrative styles on the performance in Kenya certificate of primary
education in Kathiani district. Those who participated in the study were 24
headteachers and 228 teachers. The researcher used questionnaires as the
research instruments. To ascertain the validity the instruments were discussed
with the supervisors. To ascertain the reliability of the instruments of the
researcher employed test-retest technique. To collect the data, the researcher
obtained a permit from the national council of science and technology.
Quantitative data was analysed using statistical package for social science and
the results were presented using frequency tables, pie charts, bar graphs and
percentages. Qualitative data was analyzed by organizing data into themes,
patterns and subtopics. Findings of the study were that most of the
headteachers in Kathiani District used democratic leadership styles
Citation
Simon Wambua Munyaka. 2013. Influence Of Headteachers’ Leadership Styles On Pupils Performance At Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education In Kathiani District, Kenya. A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement of the Degree of Master of Education in Administration University of Nairobi.Publisher
University of Nairobi, School of Education
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- Faculty of Education (FEd) [6020]