Leadership Behaviour and Organisational Effectiveness in Post-Primary Schools

Fasanmi Success Ayodeji

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Leadership Behaviour and Organisational Effectiveness in Post-Primary Schools

Fasanmi Success Ayodeji

Published in International Journal of Secondary Education (Volume 9, Issue 1)

Received: 19 December 2020 Accepted: 4 January 2021 Published: 10 March 2021

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The study investigated the influence of Leadership Behaviour on Organisational Effectiveness in Secondary Schools in some selected schools in Ekiti State, a south-western state in Nigeria. The research design used was the descriptive research of the survey type. Subjects used for the study were 105 teachers including principals. The data were collected using a Leadership Behaviour and Organizational Effectiveness Questionnaire and Teacher’s Perception of Principal’s Leadership Behaviour Questionnaire. Five hypotheses were proposed and tested using chi-square statistical analysis. The results were held significant at 0.05 levels. The finding showed that there was a significant relationship between leadership behaviour and organizational effectiveness. The outcome of the research further revealed a significant difference between the qualification of leaders and their behaviour towards organizational effectiveness with no significant difference between the perception of leadership behaviour by teachers and principals.It was concluded from the results of this study that the sex of a leader goes a long way in determining the type of leadership behaviour he/she exhibits and that the positive perception of teachers about the principal will add more to the teachers’ efficiency in that they will be psychologically balanced and disposed to do any work assigned to them by the school authority. Based on the results of the study it was recommended that the School Principal should recognize the fact that their interpersonal behaviour is very important in their daily interaction with teachers towards enhancing School effectiveness. They must be accommodating and sensitive to the needs and problems of their teachers.

Published in	International Journal of Secondary Education (Volume 9, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsedu.20210901.14
Page(s)	26-32
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Leadership, Leadership Behavior, Organisational Effectiveness

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Department of Educational Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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