Leadership styles of male and female school heads / Khothilda Rigo Jonathan
The issue whether male and female school leaders practice different leadership styles is a much-debated issue as the difference in leadership style is a key factor that may affect and influence as to whether women can be effective leaders. This is because men have long held these roles and it is...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14921/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14921/1/TM_KHOTHILDA%20RIGO%20JONATHAN%20ED%2010_5.PDF |
| Summary: | The issue whether male and female school leaders practice different leadership styles is a
much-debated issue as the difference in leadership style is a key factor that may affect
and influence as to whether women can be effective leaders. This is because men have
long held these roles and it is only natural that people are concerned with the capability of
female leaders. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the differences between the
leadership styles of male and female school heads. The study involved one hundred and
thirty-eight teachers and six school heads from six primary schools located in the district
of Bintulu, Sarawak. The research instruments comprised of a questionnaire and semi
structured interviews that helped triangulate the findings. The'Questionnaire administered
upon both school heads and teachers was adopted from Oates’ (2010). The findings of
this study revealed that that there is no obvious difference between the leadership style of
male and female school heads. The results also indicated that there is no significant
difference between leadership styles and gender thus indicating that gender does not
affect leadership styles of school heads. It is personality, culture and workplace that
shape a person’s leadership styles. This study implies that since there is no significant
difference between the leadership styles of both male and female school heads it is
perhaps pertinent that people change the negative perception that women do not make
good leaders. Despite the limitation of sample size, this study has to a certain extent
proven that both male and female school heads are equally good and capable of managing
and leading schools. |
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