期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2011
卷号：1
期号：3
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：The problems that plagues the school system are so numerous that those who are withinthe educational system are so overwhelmed not to talk of outsiders who are poised to asksuch a pertinent question like "are the principals leading the schools well.". This paperexamined the quality valuation among the male and female principals in their choice ofleadership styles. The principals, the teachers and the student were all required to maketheir contributions to ascertain what style of leadership that is commonly adopted by themale on the one hand and the female principals on the other. The analysed data shows thatthe female principals qualitatively involve the democratic style of leadership than the men.The female principals also involve their staff in decision-making than does the malecounterpart, the male principals, who adopted the democratic and the autocratic styles ofleadership are quicker at the management of crises in schools than the female principals
