Transformational Leadership Behaviours of Public Secondary School Principals for Teachers’ Job Performance in Ebonyi State

Abstract

This study focused on transformational leadership behaviours of public secondary school principals for teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Ebonyi State. Two specific purposes with two corresponding research questions and null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Correlation survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consists of 4682 teachers in all public secondary schools in Ebonyi State. There are two hundred and eighty one (281) junior public schools, four thousand six hundred and eighty two (4682) teachers in junior public secondary schools in Ebonyi State. Simple random and proportionate sampling technique were adopted to select the sample size of 468 teachers for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient statistical tool was used to answer the research questions while Linear Regression was used to test the hypotheses. The findings from the data analysis showed that: there is positive relationship between Principals Intellectual Stimulation, Principals’ Individualized Consideration, Principals influence idealized in Ebonyi State while the hypotheses revealed that there is significant relationship between Principals Intellectual Stimulation, Principals’ Individualized Consideration, Principals Idealized influence and teachers’ job performance in Ebonyi State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that Government of Ebonyi State should from time to time organize capacity-building workshops for principals on enhancing their Intellectual Stimulation for effective school administration.