Management styles and academic performance of secondary schools in katikamu south - luwero district

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of management styles on academic performance of secondary schools in Katikamu South - Luwero District. The study was guided by the following objectives: To establish the effect of supportive management style on academic performance of secondary schools in Katikamu South -- Luwero District; to examine the effect of participative management style of secondary schools in Katikamu South - Luwero District; and to analyze the extent to which instrumental management style on academic performance of secondary schools in Katikamu South - Luwero District. A cross-sectional case study design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted in the study. The sample comprised of 158 teachers, 20 members of school management and 92 student managers responded to the study. Thus, the response rate was 94.3%. Stratified random sampling was used to select all categories informants. Quantitative data analysis mainly involved use of descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages). Findings reveal a strong positive relationship between supportive management style and academic performance, a positive relationship between participative management style and academic performance and a negative relationship between instrumental management style and academic performance. The conclusion is that management styles significantly affect academic performance of secondary schools in Katikamu South - Luwero District. It is recommended that school managers should adopt democratic management styles such as participative or supportive. Management should focus on employees capabilities for appropriate support and dynamic assessment is also vital if schools are to improve academically.