The study examined the leadership qualities of principals and teachers’ productivity in some selected secondary schools in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria. The population comprised the principals and all teachers in secondary school Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select the sample of 100 teachers. 5 wards were selected using stratified random sampling technique from which a school was each selected using convenience sampling technique, after which 20 teachers were randomly selected from each school. A research instrument was designed for the study namely Leadership Quality of Principal and Teachers Productivity Questionnaire (LQPTPQ). The face and content validity were ascertained. The reliability of the instrument was 0.82. The research questions were answered using frequency counts and percentages. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient (PPMC) and all hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed that students’ performance was a major that determines the level of teachers’ productivity. It also revealed that access to teaching materials, use of technology and contemporary teaching methods were other factors that could determine the level of teachers’ productivity. It further ascertained that effective communication and rewards are principals’ qualities that could enhance teachers’ productivity. The study concluded that leadership qualities of principals have positive impact on teachers’ productivity. School principals should also adopt the best ways possible in motivating the teachers for high productivity and overall job performance and modern technological equipments for teaching and teaching aids must be made available to teachers for great results.
Keywords: Leadership Qualities, Principals, Teachers Productivity
