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Leadership at the Helm: Evaluating the Styles of Principals in Ghana's Colleges of Education

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The study found that the principals exhibited transformational leadership style (mean of means = 4.25), even though some principals were perceived as transactional leaders (mean of means = 3.45). Principals were perceived as least exhibiting a laissez-faire leadership style (mean = 2.45). On the whole, the male principals were perceived more as transformational (democratic) leaders whilst the female principals were seen more as transactional (autocratic) leaders. Based on the outcome of the study, it is recommended that the Government of Ghana (GoG), through the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) should organise periodic seminars and workshops to re-orient principals and other college officials on the importance of the various leadership styles, especially, transformational leadership style and when to apply them

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15489733

Author: Kwame, Boateng Mensah

Institution: University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development

Language: English

Topic: School Leadership and Teacher Performance

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6930823469

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