The Effects of Leadership Styles to the Level of Faculty Morale in Selected Elementary Public Schools in the Division of Cavite

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

When problems and crises arise in any organization, having a leader is important because it is through the leader that decisions are made and problems are solved, that is, depending upon the school administrator's leadership style. The researcher wants to determine the leadership style of each principal and would try to examine if it can affect the faculty morale. This study would also be a great help to determine which leadership styles can greatly help to uplift the morale of the faculty members, and to develop a program in uplifting faculty morale.

METHODS

Ten (10) school administrators and at three hundred twenty-four (324) faculty members in selected elementary public schools in the Division of Cavite were the subjects of the study. This study used the descriptive study applying quantitative data, and survey questionnaire formulated by the researcher. The data were tabulated and the mean, ranking, Spearman Ranked Correlation Coefficient and Chi-quare Statistics were the statistical tools used to have a valid and reliable interpretation of the data gathered.

RESULTS

There is high significant effect of leadership style to faculty morale. It can be concluded that Authoritarian, Participative and Strategic leadership style have the strong positive effect to high faculty morale in terms of attitude toward school works. While strategic and laissez faire have strong positive effect on having high faculty morale in terms of relationship with administrators, and relationship with co teachers.

Inspirational type of leadership has lower level of faculty morale in terms of public relation. Democratic type of leadership has also the negative effect to faculty morale. authoritative type of leadership is needed to be employed in some schools if the faculty members are not performing well especially in doing school works, and there are also instances that democratic type of leadership be avoided because it has negative effects to faculty morale.

DISCUSSIONS

A development program is being proposed to boost the morale faculty members and help them to achieve the highest level of their performance, to have a better relationship inside the school, and to encourage them to have a positive attitude towards school works. With regards to significant relationship of leadership style to faculty morale, it shows that the concept of Meador (2016) is true. According to him, it will take more than one approach to teacher morale successfully. A strategy that works well at one school may not work well for another.