IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 8 NO. 2 2022

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Perceived Influence of School Principals’ Leadership Style on Students’ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis of Rivers State

NWILE, Charles Befii & ONOJAKAROMAH, Gladys

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Abstract

This study examined the perceived influence of principals’ leadership styles on students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. The research design adopted in the study was a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was twenty-five thousand, one hundred and two (25,182), which comprised one hundred and five (105) principals and twenty-five thousand, seventy-seven (25,077) students from the entire thirty-five (35) public secondary schools in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The sample size of the study was six hundred (690) respondents, which consisted of six hundred (600) students and ninety (90) principals. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire titled "Perceived Influence of school principals’ leadership style on students’ academic performance questionnaire (PISISAPQ)". The scale is presented as follows: Very high extent = 5 points, high extent = 4 points, moderate extent (3), and low extent = 2 points, and very low extent = 1 point, respectively. The instrument was validated by experts and the reliability coefficient index was 0.73, 0.69, and 0.75, respectively, which were obtained through Cronbach Alpha reliability. The data collected was analyzed using Mean Score and Standard Deviation to answer the research questions, while a z-test was used to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. Based on the findings, it was concluded that principals’ leadership styles influence students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools, particularly in Port Harcourt Metropolis. Therefore, it was recommended among that principals should ensure that any leadership styles they would want to adopt should have a direct academic improvement in schools.

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