Principals’ Participative Leadership Style and Motivation of Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Nyamira and Siaya Counties, Kenya
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Date
2022-05
Authors
Rabago, Zachariah
Onyango, George
Bunyi, Grace
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European Modern Studies Journal
Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine the effect of participative
leadership style on motivation of teachers in public secondary schools in Nyamira and Siaya
counties, Kenya. Correlation survey research design was adopted for this study. The target
population of the study was 371 principals, 3,166 teachers and 2 TSC county directors.
Simple random sampling was used to select both schools and participants in the study. The
study utilized Path Goal theory which supports participative leadership style. Data was
collected using Leadership Questionnaire for Principals (LQFP), Motivation Questionnaire
for Teachers (MQFT), Focus Group Discussion for Teachers (FGDFT) and interview
Schedules for TSC county directors. Piloting of the instruments was done in six randomly
selected public secondary schools. Instrument reliability was done by split-half method
followed by Cronbach’s Alpha formula. The principals’ and teachers’ questionnaires gave an
average of α = .70 which met the threshold of adequate consistency. Instrument validity was
determined through appraisals of experts. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically while
quantitative data was analyzed employing descriptive and inferential statistics. Data analyzed
was presented using tables, frequencies and percentages. Participative leadership style was
the strongest predictor as indicated by its estimated standardized regression weight (β =
0.496, p<0.000). The estimated standardized regression weights show the relative importance
of participative leadership style predictor in the model. This predictor accounts for about 32%
of the variance in teacher motivation in both Nyamira and Siaya counties (R2 = 0.322). Based
on these findings it was concluded that the teachers in public secondary schools in both
Nyamira and Siaya counties prefer a participative oriented style of leadership.
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Principals, Participative leadership Style, Teacher Motivation, Public Secondary Schools, Nyamira County, Siaya County, Kenya
Citation
Rabago, Onyango and Bunyi ; 2022:Principals’ Participative Leadership Style and Motivation of Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Nyamira and Siaya Counties, Kenya:European Modern Studies Journal