The Practice and Effect of Transformational Leadership in Achieving School Goals in the Case of Yeka Sub City Secondary School

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of transformational leadership and its implementation of the school goals in three selected secondary schools of Yeka Sub City, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Thus, this research was carried out using quantitative research approach with descriptive research design. Purposive sampling was used to select principals and supervisors while probability proportional sampling technique was employed for selection of teachers. Among 225 questionnaires that were distributed 205 were returned which shows 91% response rate. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. The results of descriptive data were presented in tables, percentages, graphs, mean and standard deviation. The overall finding of the study depicted that the 4I’s components of transformational leadership practices, and the effect of transformational leadership principals on implementation of school goals were not satisfactory as teachers and supervisors responded disagreed. Primarily, the study found that the principals are not role models and charismatic to their esteemed school community, they fear decision making and not  take the right  risk , limitation of principals to welcome new thinking and possibilities: and secondly they couldn’t clearly articulate  the school vision and mission of the school for the school community, the schools have weak communication ways and systems, repetition and dropout rate of students are increasing from year to year, educational materials and equipment’s were not fulfilled in the schools. Moreover, the multiple regression analysis show that 68.4% and 75.4% of the variation in the dependent variable (drop out and repetition) respectively was explained by independent variables (Individual-consideration, Idealized, Intellectual-Stimulation, inspirational-Motivational jointly). Thus the independent variables are enough for the model prediction. In addition, the ACA and sub city education leaders involve unnecessary interference is a major problem of principals and the schools. In general, there were moderately practices of transformational leadership in the schools. Based on the major findings and conclusions, the study recommended that the schools vision must be articulated by principals and the school community, the sub city & AEB have to give on job training and follow up to implement transformational leadership practices in the secondary schools: research should be done on students repetition and drop out in those schools in relation to the principals role. Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Independent variables, Dependent variables, Challenges, School Goals. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-07-03 Publication date:March 31st 202