Impact of Leadership Styles on Teaching and Learning Process in Imo State

The research examined the effect of leadership styles on teaching and learning process. The population comprises the academic staff of selected secondary schools in Owerri North Local Government Area (LGA). The academic staff members selected includes junior and senior staff members, as well as male and female staff. Sixty-six teachers, which constitute the population of academic staff of selected from secondary school makes up the sample for the study. Stratified random sampling technique was used for sample selection. Self structured questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The method of data analysis used on this research work is ANOVA statistics. Based on the summary of the findings, Gender to a high extent, influences the leadership style used in classroom teaching and learning process. The result also reveals that majority of secondary school teachers in Owerri North used democratic leadership style more than other types of leadership styles. Having listed some findings of the research work, it is necessary to make recommendation. Both male and female teachers should be exposed to constant and relevant seminars, workshop by the school management boards in order to ensure that these teachers are equipped with better understanding of leadership style as well as better combination of these styles. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n4p18