Principals Leadership Styles and Teachers‟ Job Satisfaction On In Secondary Schools of West Wollega Zone

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to investigate the relation between Principals leadership style and teachers job satisfaction in secondary school of west Wollega Zone, Oromia Region. To accomplish this purpose, the study employed correlation design. The study was carried in six secondary schools of west wollega zone. A total of 220 individuals have participated in the study. Among them 174 teachers were included as a sample through random sampling technique. Additionally, 6 secondary school principals, 10 vice principals and 30 PTA members were included through available sampling technique. Questionnaires and interview were the main instruments of data collection. The instrument for the study was a five-point Likert type questionnaire. Leadership style and Teachers’ job satisfaction were identified as the independent and dependent respectively. The questionnaires on Democratic leadership style, Laissez-faire and autocratic leadership style describe principals’ leadership style. While questionnaires on the job satisfaction describe secondary school teachers job satisfaction. The analysis of the quantitative data was carried out by using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages, mean, Standard deviation and inferential statistic such as Pearson correlation, One-Way ANOVA and regression analysis. The finding indicates that leadership style frequently practiced autocratic leadership style (M=3.03, SD=1.20).Teachers job satisfaction in the study area is poor/low/( frequency=84, Percent=48.3).There is a positive relationship between Democratic leadership style , laissez faire leadership style ,autocratic leadership style and teachers job satisfaction. (r=.644**, Sig.=000r=0.552**,Sig=0.000 and r=0.516** ,0.000 respectively) the relationship is significance (Sign=0.000 at 0.01 level). In general the findings supposed to conclude, that principal leadership style had significance effects on secondary school teachers job satisfaction(R Square =0.454, Sig=0.000).Based on the findings, it is recommended that the principals of secondary schools should use democratic leadership style to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction. Regional Education Bureaus, Zonal and Woreda Education office should actively arrange training programs/ sessions to improve principals’ leadership style and increase teachers’ job satisfaction in the study area.