Authors :
Dr. Florence Ukamaka Akudo
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 6 - June
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DOI :
10.38124/IJISRT20JUN159
Abstract :
This study investigated how principals’
democratic leadership style impacted on students’
academic achievement. The study was guided by three
research questions and one null hypothesis. The design
of the study was correlational research design. A total of
6,900 students formed the population for the study.
Similarly, a total of 345 SSII students representing 10%
of the population was the sample for the study. The
students’ academic achievement was determined using
their third term English Language results as collected
from the sample schools while “Democratic Leadership
Style Questionnaire” (DLSQ), developed by the
researcher was used in collecting data on the principals’
democratic leadership style. DLSQ was duly validated
by three experts. Its reliability was also established. The
Cronbach alpha was used and reliability coefficient of
0.81 was obtained. The researcher used on-the-spot
approach to collect data for the study. The data were
analyzed using range of scores and Pearson’s Product
Moment. Findings indicate that Principals’ democratic
leadership style has significant impact on students’
achievements scores
Keywords :
Influence; Democracy; Leadership; Leadership Style; Academic Achievement; English Language; Achievement.
This study investigated how principals’
democratic leadership style impacted on students’
academic achievement. The study was guided by three
research questions and one null hypothesis. The design
of the study was correlational research design. A total of
6,900 students formed the population for the study.
Similarly, a total of 345 SSII students representing 10%
of the population was the sample for the study. The
students’ academic achievement was determined using
their third term English Language results as collected
from the sample schools while “Democratic Leadership
Style Questionnaire” (DLSQ), developed by the
researcher was used in collecting data on the principals’
democratic leadership style. DLSQ was duly validated
by three experts. Its reliability was also established. The
Cronbach alpha was used and reliability coefficient of
0.81 was obtained. The researcher used on-the-spot
approach to collect data for the study. The data were
analyzed using range of scores and Pearson’s Product
Moment. Findings indicate that Principals’ democratic
leadership style has significant impact on students’
achievements scores
Keywords :
Influence; Democracy; Leadership; Leadership Style; Academic Achievement; English Language; Achievement.
