Differences in Leadership Styles of Principals in Public Colleges of Education in Ghana Based on their Personal Characteristics

Kweku Esia-Donkoh
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Kweku Esia-Donkoh: University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

Research Journal of Education, 2019, vol. 5, issue 6, 78-85

Abstract: The study investigated the differences in leadership styles exhibited by principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana in relation to their sex, age, years of work experience, and academic qualification. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. The target population consisted of all 46 principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana. The target population consisted of all 38 public Colleges of Education which were in existence before the absorption of eight private Colleges of Education by the government of Ghana into public system. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 38 principals for the study. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire developed by Bass and Avolio (2004) was adapted to collect data. Means, standard deviations, t-test, and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the leadership styles of the principals of public Colleges of Education in Ghana based on their sex, age, and academic qualification. However, there were statistically significant differences in the leadership styles adopted by the principals in relation to their years of work experience. It was therefore concluded that many years of experience of principals of public CoEs in Ghana were critical for good leadership in these colleges. Among the recommendations was that the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) should consider years of work experience in the selection and appointment of principals for public Colleges of Education in Ghana. Additionally, in-service training and refresher courses should be organized regularly by NCTE for principals on the leadership styles suitable for the achievement of objectives and goals of their colleges.

Keywords: Leadership style; Laissez-faire; Transformational; Transactional; Academic qualification; Age; Experience; Sex. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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