The Link between Leadership Style and School Culture in Secondary School of Wolaita Zone.

Main Article Content

Mulatu Dea Lerra, et. al.

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the link between leadership style and school culture type and the effect between the two variables in Secondary Schools of Wolaita zone. Descriptive cross sectional survey design through quantitative approach were instrumental. Principals, supervisors, department heads, and teachers were the major source of primary data. The selection of sample teacher respondents was carried out by using stratified simple random sampling technique, whereas the remaining selected purposively. Besides, One-way ANOVA was used in order to examine the differences in perceptions of the respondents on school culture across the eight schools under study. Furthermore, Pearson’s correlation was used to determine the relationships between school culture and leadership styles. Tukey post hoc multiple comparisons methods were employed to show whether the significant differences exist. Besides, regression analysis was used to examine the effect of school culture on leadership styles practiced in the schools’ understudy. The results showed that, democratic leadership style had a significant strong association with four types of dominant school culture. These implied that improvement in school culture positively affect the practices of democratic leadership style in secondary school’. Finally, the study suggests that providing effective training for current principals on the concepts and practices of contemporary leadership and school culture, techniques on building strong school culture, assigning qualified principals, and facilitating experience sharing programs among effective school leaders to build strong efficient and effective school.

Article Details

Section
Articles