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Predictive Leadership Style of Private Secondary School Principals in Nigeria

Predictive Leadership Style of Private Secondary School Principals in Nigeria

Talatu Salihu Ahmadu, Hafsat Lawal Kontagora
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522558583|ISBN10: 1522558586|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522587767|EISBN13: 9781522558590
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5858-3.ch014
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Ahmadu, Talatu Salihu, and Hafsat Lawal Kontagora. "Predictive Leadership Style of Private Secondary School Principals in Nigeria." Predictive Models for School Leadership and Practices, edited by Ismail Hussein Amzat, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 286-307. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5858-3.ch014

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Ahmadu, T. S. & Kontagora, H. L. (2019). Predictive Leadership Style of Private Secondary School Principals in Nigeria. In I. Amzat (Ed.), Predictive Models for School Leadership and Practices (pp. 286-307). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5858-3.ch014

Chicago

Ahmadu, Talatu Salihu, and Hafsat Lawal Kontagora. "Predictive Leadership Style of Private Secondary School Principals in Nigeria." In Predictive Models for School Leadership and Practices, edited by Ismail Hussein Amzat, 286-307. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5858-3.ch014

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Abstract

This research is a qualitative study of two private secondary schools in Nigeria. Data was collected from eight (8) participants through in-depth interview (IDI). Observation was employed to triangulate and validate the leadership style claims of both principals and teachers as few researches have dwelled on such. Findings revealed that a situated involvement of teachers in responsibilities motivate them to do their most excellence to achieve result through initiating change in schools' organizations as well as others referred to as transformational leadership.

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