TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................ v
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................. vii
1. 0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Statementoftheprob1em .......................................................................................................... 2
1.3 General Objective ..................................................................................................................... 3
1.4Specific Objectives .................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Research questions .................................................................................................................... 3
1.6 Scope ofthe study ..................................................................................................................... 3
1.7 Significance of the study ........................................................................................................... 4
1.8 Operational definition ofterms ................................................................................................. 5
1.9Conceptua1 framework ............................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 5
LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................... 6
2.0Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Theoretical Review .................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Review of actual literature ....................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................................................... 11
METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 11
3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 11
3 .1. Research design ..................................................................................................................... 11
3 .2Population of study .................................................................................................................. 11
3.4 Data collection methods .......................................................................................................... 12
3.5 Data collection instruments ..................................................................................................... 13
3.6 Procedure for data collection .................................................................................................. 13
3.7 Data analysis ........................................................................................................................... 13
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3.8 Data Reliability and validity ................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 15
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTEPRETATION ......................................................... 15
4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 15
4.1 Responsebysex: ..................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Response by objectives ........................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Headteacher's training and professional development ........................................................... 16
4.4 Autocratic leadership style and performances ........................................................................ 18
4.5 Democratic leadership style and perfonnance ........................................................................ 19
4.6 Laissez-faire leadership style and perfonnance ...................................................................... 20
4.7 Charismatic leadership style and performance ...................................................................... 21
4.8 Summary ................................................................................................................................ 22
CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 23
SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................... 23
5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 23
5.1Discussion ofthe demographic characteristics of respondents ................................................ 23
5.2 Head teacher's training and professional development .......................................................... 23
5.3The autocratic leadership style and management .................................................................... 24
5.4 Democratic leadership style and performance ........................................................................ 25
5.5 Laissez-faire leadership style and perfonnance ...................................................................... 26
5.6 Summary ................................................................................................................................. 26
5.7 Recommendations and conclusion .......................................................................................... 27
5.8 Leadership style and performance .......................................................................................... 27
5.9 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 29
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 31
Appendix 1 .................................................................................................................................... 33
Proposed budget ............................................................................................................................ 33
APPENDIX 2 ................................................................................................................................ 34
Work plan ...................................................................................................................................... 34
ABSTRACT This study focused on leadership styles and academic performance of schools in Oyam district. The objectives of the study were: to find out how lazes faire leadership, autocratic, democratic and charistimatic leader ship styles and how they affect performance of schools in Oyam. The data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides and later sorted, tallied and presented in tables. The frequencies and percentages were used as data analysis methods. The head teachers, school teachers and school girls were involved in the study to provide their views. The study revealed that all the above leadership skills did affect the performance of schools in Oyam district.