Head of Program's Leadership Style and Academician's Perception towards Higher Learning Institution Students’ Academic Achievement

AbstractThis study examines the relationship between the Head of Program's leadership style and the academicians’ perception towards the higher learning students’ academic achievement. The literature review part also develops a conceptual framework of the relationship between the Head of Programs’ leadership styles and academicians’ perception on the academic achievement of the higher learning institution students. The leadership styles are categorized into two sub categories which are Transformational and Transactional, while the students’ academic achievement will be based on the qualities of their attendances, punctuality and attentiveness. The study has been conducted in University Technology of MARA where the respondents are from the Centre of Applied Management Sciences (CAMS), Faculty of Business Management, involving the Head of Programs, the academicians and the students’ academic achievement. There was no specific sampling technique chosen since the population of the academicians itself became the total number of respondents. Quantitative type of research has been applied in this study where questionnaire has been used as the instrument and the approach was self-delivery and mailing system. The finding stated that there is a positive significant relationship between the leadership style of Head of Programs and the academicians’ perception towards the students’ academic achievement