The thrust of this study is to examine the influence of head teachers’ leadership styles (autocratic, democratic & laissez- faire) on pupils’ academic performance at Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in Mbooni Division, in Makueni County, Kenya....
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The thrust of this study is to examine the influence of head teachers’ leadership styles (autocratic, democratic & laissez- faire) on pupils’ academic performance at Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in Mbooni Division, in Makueni County, Kenya. This study is guided by four research objectives: i. Sought to establish the extent to which head teachers’ autocratic leadership style influence pupils’ performance at KCPE examinations. (ii) Examine whether Democratic and Autocratic leadership styles have different influences on pupils’ performance at KCPE examinations. iii. To determine whether laissez-faire, Democratic and Autocratic leadership styles have different influences on pupils’ performance at KCPE examinations. iv. Identify how many head teachers use each type of leadership style (Autocratic, Democratic and laissez-faire) respectively that influences pupils’ performance at KCPE examinations. The study targeted 63 public primary schools in the Division. A sample of 30 s
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