Head teachers’ leadership styles and quality of education in primary schools in Ntoroko district: a case study of Karugutu sub-county.

Katuhebwe, Jackline

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dc.contributor.author	Katuhebwe, Jackline
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-30T12:03:31Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-30T12:03:31Z
dc.date.issued	2023-10-05
dc.identifier.citation	Katuhebwe, J. (2023) Head teachers’ leadership styles and quality of education in primary schools in Ntoroko district: a case study of Karugutu sub-county, Nkumba University.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1123
dc.description	A Dissertation Submitted to the School of Education in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Education Planning and Management of Nkumba University	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study investigated the Influence of Head teacher’s leadership Styles on Quality of Education in Government Aided Primary Schools in Karugutu sub county, Ntoroko Ntoroko. The research was guided by the following objectives; To establish the influence of effective communication on the quality of Education in primary schools. To assess the impact of delegation on the quality of Education in primary schools, and to establish the extent to which Head teachers’ support supervision influence the quality of Education in primary schools in Karugutu sub county, Ntoroko District. The study adopted a case study research design. The sample comprised of government aided primary schools of which: The sample for this study was 132 respondents of which 80 were long serving teachers, 40 senior teachers, 10 Head teachers and 2 Education Officers. Questionnaire and interview guide were the main tools used in data collection. Data was coded manually and later analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively using descriptive statistics mainly percentages and content analysis. The results revealed that head teachers’ leadership styles influence the quality of education. Head teachers rarely did support supervision. This indicated a high degree of relaxity leading to low grades. The study revealed that Head teachers’ delegation of duties improves teachers’ quality of work. This allows them to make decisions and complete tasks in areas they have direct knowledge. It also revealed that most institutions did not have well-established communication strategies. It was recommended that the head teachers incorporate collective management approach in their teacher management scale largely. This study recommended refresher courses for Head teachers, strict supervision and measures to reduce workload for Head teachers by the Ministry.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nkumba University	en_US
dc.subject	Head teachers	en_US
dc.subject	Leadership styles	en_US
dc.subject	Quality of education	en_US
dc.subject	Primary schools	en_US
dc.subject	Ntoroko district	en_US
dc.subject	Karugutu sub-county	en_US
dc.title	Head teachers’ leadership styles and quality of education in primary schools in Ntoroko district: a case study of Karugutu sub-county.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US