Influence of headteachers’ management styles on teachers motivation in public secondary schools in Garissa township, Garissa county, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to look into how the management methods of head teachers affect the motivation of teachers in public secondary schools in Garissa Township, Garissa County. In most cases, head teachers in public secondary schools are the ones who suffer from subpar performance. The majority of parents frequently blame the head teacher's leadership methods for their kids' subpar performance. The objectives of the study will be to: find out the relationship between democratic leadership style and pupils’ academic performance; determine relationship between the autocratic leadership style and pupils’ academic performance; find out the relationship between the transformative leadership styles and pupils’ academic performance; and determine the leadership the relationship between the transactional leadership styles and pupils’ academic performance. Quantitative methods theory served as the foundation for our investigation. The correlational research design, which aimed to quantify the link between the variables, would be used in this study. 750 instructors and head teachers from 30 public secondary schools in Garissa Sub County will be the study's target group. There will be 200 people in the sample, including 192 teachers and 8 head teachers. To determine the number of head teachers and teachers to include in the study sample, stratified sampling will be used to get the sample. Eight head teachers from 30 schools and 192 teachers from 720 instructors will be chosen by simple random sampling. To gather information, two questionnaires will be used: one for head teachers and one for teachers. Two nearby schools that are not part of the study will participate in a pilot trial. In order to address ethical concerns, Mount Kenya University will be cleared, a permit will be acquired from NACOSTI, and formal letters from the District Education Officer and the County Director of Education will be received. The participants will be guaranteed their privacy and confidentiality and will sign an informed consent form. Both descriptive and inferential statistics will be used in the quantitative analysis of the data.