HEADTEACHERS’ LEADERSHIP STYLE AND TEACHERS’ JOB EFFECTIVENESS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OBUDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

The study was designed to investigate headteachers’ leadership style and teachers’ job effectiveness in primary schools in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. The study sought to determine the relationship between headteachers’ autocratic leadership style, headteachers’ democratic leadership style, headteachers’ laissez-faire leadership style, headteachers’ situational leadership style and teachers’ job effectiveness. To this end, four research questions and hypotheses were formulated in the study. Literature were reviewed based on the variables of the study. In order to achieve the study purposes and test the hypotheses, the simple random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) teachers drawn from the thirty-seven (37) public primary schools in Obudu Local Government Area. The Headteachers’ Leadership Style and Teachers’ Job Effectiveness Questionnaire (HTLSTJEQ) was the study instrument for data collection. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) analysis technique was used for data analysis. The results of the study shows that all the hypotheses were significant. Based on the findings, it was concluded that headteachers’ leadership style relates with teachers’ job effectiveness. It was also recommended amongst others that teachers should be told clearly the functions of the headteachers this is to ensure that teachers do not expect the headteachers to do magic in other to satisfy their needs and that of the pupils.