Influence of Distributed Leadership on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Public Secondary Schools in Awka Educational Zone, Anambra State

Abstract

This study used the descriptive survey design to investigate the influence of distributed leadership on teachers’ job satisfaction in Awka Educational Zone of Anambra State. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprises 487 teachers in rural and urban public secondary schools in Awka Educational Zone. Convenient sample technique was used to select 80 teachers for the study. The instrument of data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Influence of Distributed Leadership on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Questionnaire” (IDLTJSQ). A reliability coefficient of 0.83 of the instrument was obtained using Cronbach Alpha.  Findings from the study revealed that teachers’ participation in decision making, teachers’ belonging to the leadership teams and teachers’ collaboration influence their job satisfaction. It was recommended that school principals should involve teachers in making decisions that concern their areas of specialization. They should create leadership teams and assign teachers important roles.