Abstract:
The objective of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of contemporary leadership styles
of headteacher in public basic schools at Kwabre East Municipality. The design used was
descriptive survey. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the schools and
convenient sampling technique was used to select the teachers. A sample size of 317 was used
for the study. The study used questionnaire to collect data from the teachers. Descriptive
statistical techniques such as frequency tables and percentages were employed to analyse the
data with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 2013. The pre-test
achieved reliability coefficient of 0.83. The study revealed that headteachers delegate powers to
teachers. Headteachers were found to be effective in using contemporary leadership styles. The
study also found that headteachers made effective use of teachers’ individual’s capacity and
talent. It was recommended that The Municipal Director of Education at Kwabre East
Municipality should encourage headteachers to delegate powers to teachers to work efficiently. It
was also recommended that The Municipal Director of Education should reward effective
headteachers every academic year to boost their morale to work effectively. It was again
recommended that The Municipal Director of Education should reward headteachers in using
these strategies to achieve the goals of the school.
Description:
Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education and
Communication Sciences submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, Akenten Appiah-
Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, in partial
fulfilment of the requirements for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership)
degree
DECEMBER, 2021