(ERIC, 2016) Felix Kwame Kumedzro, M.Phil; Otube, Nelly; Wamunyi, Chomba; Runo, Mary
The study aimed at establishing relationship between leadership style of head teachers and
retention of special education teachers in Southern Ghana. The study was purely quantitative and
utilized descriptive correlation design which allowed the researcher to establish the strength and
direction of the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. Data
was collected with questionnaire from 140 teachers from nine special schools. Data was analyzed
descriptively and inferentially. The study found a significant positive correlation between the
leadership style and retention of special needs education teachers. Head teacher’s leadership
style was also found to have a statistically significant impact on retention of the teachers. It was
recommended that head teachers of special schools should involve their teachers in the decision
making process regarding the progress of the school so as to enhance teachers’ job satisfaction
and retention