Open AccessImpact of Leadership Styles of Principals on Teacher Educants: A Study of Colleges of Education in Northern Ghana
Author(s) -
Sulemana Iddrisu,
Zakaria Shanunu,
Alhassan Imoro Nuhu Mr
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of education and learning technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2720-7730
DOI - 10.38159/jelt.2020081
Subject(s) - likert scale , psychology , scale (ratio) , personality , rating scale , leadership style , service (business) , pedagogy , medical education , political science , social psychology , geography , medicine , business , developmental psychology , cartography , marketing
The study examined the impact of leadership styles of Principals of Colleges of Educationin Northern Ghana. A descriptive survey research design was used together with aconvenient sampling technique. Using a structured questionnaire, data were gatheredfrom (one hundred) 100 Teacher educants and Principals from the Colleges of educationin Northern Ghana. The Likert rating scale was adopted to indicate the extent of agreementor disagreement. The findings indicated that the majority of the respondents agreed theirprincipals have a good relationship with teacher educants. The personality traits exhibitedby the Principals in the Colleges of education in Northern Ghana varied and each of theleadership styles exhibited exerted positive but insignificant effect on teacher educantsperformance. It is being recommended that to promote teacher educants satisfaction at theworkplace, principals must create a congenial climate in their respective colleges to ensurethat teacher educants can share and freely express their opinions. Pre-service and in-servicetraining programmes must be organized periodically leading to improved performance