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

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.