Impact of School Heads' Leadership Styles and Management Behaviors on School Performance: A Basis for School Program Improvement

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The researcher intends to identify with particular reference the impact of school heads' leadership styles and management behavior on school performance. The researcher believes that the school head can provide strong and solid foundation in the school as an organization.

METHODS

The researcher used the descriptive-correlational research design for this study. The descriptive research method is utilized to gather and describe the influence of school heads' leadership styles and management behaviors on school performance: a basis for improvement. In this study, the researcher-made questionnaire was used to gather the data.

RESULTS

Based on the results of the study, the perceived school heads' leadership styles, singly or in combination, do not significantly affect the teachers' performance and pupils' performance. The perceived school heads' management behaviors, singly or in combination, do not significantly affect the teachers' performance and pupils' performance.

DISCUSSIONS

Leadership styles and management behaviors of the school heads can contribute to the improvement of the school performance. The findings reveal that those teachers with high educational attainment are more productive. Regular meetings and an open communication line must also be present in school for it will create greater opportunity to conglomerate brilliant ideas in improving the school performance. The study further recommends that the school heads should explore possibilities of establishing connections with other institutions; both public and private agencies, which can sponsor pieces of training for teachers not only on teaching-learning related activities but alsoin conducting action researches since there's a demand for it on the field.