Abstract:
School Leadership seems to be the most operational tool of influencing teachers. The main
objective of this study is to investigate the relation between School leadership styles and
teachers' job performance in secondary schools of West Wollega Zone, Oromia Region. To
accomplish this purpose, the study employed a correlation research design. The study was
carried in 9 secondary schools of West Wollega Zone. A total of 226 Respondents have
participated in the study. Among those, 213 teachers were included through random sampling
technique. Additionally, 9 secondary school leaders and 6 external supervisors were included.
Questionnaire and interview were the main tools of data collection. The five-point likert scale
type questionnaire to collect data. School leadership styles were independent variable while
teachers‟ job performance was dependent variable. The questionnaires on communication
and decision-making were used to describe the School leadership styles. While lesson plan,
assessing students and involving teachers in co- curricular activities were to determine the
teachers' job performance with in the schools. The analysis of the quantitative data was
carried out by using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics such as
frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation use to analyze the leadership style
frequently used in the study area. Inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation used to
analyze the relation between school leadership styles and teaches job performance while one way ANOVA used to examine the mean different among leadership styles. The finding
indicated that, democratic leadership style was the most practiced leadership styles in
secondary schools of West Wollega Zone. Furthermore there is a positive significant relations
hip between school leadership styles and teachers' job performance(r =.957**, Sign=0.000at
0.05 level)., the teachers' job performance was found to be moderate
(frequency=126,%=59%,Raring=between 50-70). In general the findings supposed to
conclude, that School leadership style of secondary schools in West Wollega Zone had
significance effects on the level of teachers‟ job performance and thus teachers have not been
performing to the expectation. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the School
leaders of secondary schools should use a mixture of autocratic and democratic leadership
styles. Teachers' ideas and thought should be considered in decision-making about the
training criteria in their administration in order to enhance better performance among the
teachers
