Leadership Style and Management Competencies of School Heads: Impact on Teachers' Job Performance

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Effective leadership is essential for improving the educational system. Research indicates that leadership and commitment of the teachers are influential factors in school organization and school effectiveness. Thus, school leadership is considered to be highly significant in influencing teachers' level of commitment and engagement with new initiatives and reforms. School heads are given several training, workshops on how to inspire teachers for a higher level of commitment and advocacy for students' learning development. In our present situation, we witnessed how the school leaders affect the teachers' level of commitment and satisfaction in the pursuit of productivity, quality education, and excellence.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was used in this study to determine the current conditions regarding school heads’ leadership style and management competencies and their relation to teachers' job performance. Weighted mean and standard deviation were used to assess the perceptions on variables related to the study. Pearson Product -Moment Correlation Coefficient was also used to determine the relationship between school heads leadership style and management competencies to the teachers' job performance.

RESULTS

The study found out that the principal's leadership styles and management competencies directly affect teachers' job performance. The respondents of this study perceived that the leadership style of the school heads as autocratic, participative, democratic, transactional, and transformational showed highly evident; management competencies of the school heads as to staff development, instructional development, and student development showed highly evident. With regard to the level of teachers' job performance as to motivation, working environment, job commitment, responsibility, adoption of goals and values, showed very highly satisfied.

DISCUSSIONS

The results indicate that the relationship between respondents perceived leadership style of the school heads and management competencies are significantly related to teachers' job performance. This implies that there is still a need for a continuous training and workshops geared towards the improvement of leadership style and management competencies of school leaders and enhance leadership style that would fit the school environment. School heads are encouraged to design programs that will enhance the welfare of the teachers and students and provide financial assistance to teachers for further professional development.