Principal’s Leadership Styles and Senior Secondary Schools Teachers Job Satisfaction in Ogun State

Abstract

The study investigated principals’ leadership styles and teachers’ motivation 
in senior secondary schools in Ado-Odo Ota, Ogun State. The population of 
the study comprised comprises One-hundred and fifty senior Secondary 
teachers and three hundred and thirty-six (366) combined public secondary 
school teachers. The sample of this research was done by randomly selecting 
eight schools. Fifteen teachers were randomly picked from each of these 
schools. The total sample size was one hundred and twenty respondents. 
Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was adopted as the 
theoretical framework of analysis for the study. These were the principals’ 
leadership styles questionnaire and teachers’ motivation questionnaire. The 
study findings identified 10 different leadership styles adopted by different 
principals in different secondary schools in the area and emphasized that the 
various leadership styles have significant effects on staff job performance in 
the schools. Also, the findings proved that the principals face leadership 
challenges in the discharge of their administrative functions in the schools. 
Based on the findings, the study recommended that the school principal 
should imbibe a democratic style of leadership in their school administration 
in order to enhance better job performance among teachers.