| dc.description.abstract | The responsibility of developing an effective preschool lies with the school manager. In order to
achieve this responsibility, the support from a motivated staff is very important. Positive
leadership behavior of the school manager and the decision making process makes an impact in
developing teachers interest in school activities, loyalty and job satisfaction. This study
investigated the influence of school managers leadership styles on preschool teachers
motivation. The target population was 79 preschools from Dundori Division in Nakuru County
out of which 60 were private, 13 were public and 6 were faith based institutions.
A sample of 51 teachers from the population of 79 institutions was picked through stratified
sampling technique. Data collection was done through questionnaires .The data collected from
the field was then organized, coded and analyzed qualitatively using the SPSS Version 17
software. The findings revealed that the school managers did not restrict themselves to one
management style. However out of the different leadership styles used by the school managers,
Democratic leadership style was noted to elicit the greatest motivation among teachers while
autocratic leadership style was observed to create the least motivation. In terms of school
categories, private preschools teachers were observed to have the highest level of motivation
followed by public institutions while faith based institutions teachers were found to be least
motivated. | en |
