The Relationship Between School Leaderhip Styles And Teachers Job Performance In Secondary Schools Of West Wollega Zone

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