Dear SMT members,
This questionnaire is part of my Masters of Education degree research program, exploring the leadership practices in a public high school in Nigeria. This questionnaire is anonymous and at no stage will your identity be revealed. I appreciate your input and thank you for completing this questionnaire.
Instruction – Please tick the correct answer to you.
Kindly indicate your official post.
• Principal
• Vice-principal
• H.O.D.
For each of the statements below, please indicate the extent of your agreement or disagreement by placing a tick in the appropriate box.
1 – Strongly Disagree 2 – Disagree
3 – Undecided/Neutral 4 – Agree
5 – Strongly Agree
1 2 3 4 5
1 I lead by example
2 I can manage staff effectively
3 I am able to find solutions to all the problems in my school
4 I execute all aspects of my work diligently.
5 I believe in consultation and sharing of ideas with my staff.
92 6 Both my staff and community people are always
comfortable around me.
7 I often try to stay a step ahead of everyone else in the school.
8 I always retain the final decision making authority during the staff or briefing meetings.
9 I always try to include one or more staff members in determining what to do, and how to do it;
however, I maintain the final decision-making authority.
10 I and other staff members always vote whenever a major decision has to be taken during the staff meetings.
11 I don’t share my leadership activities with other staff; they may not be able to do it the way I like.
12 I tell my staff and others what to do and how it should be done.
13 During a staff meeting or briefing meeting I always take a lead
14 I always direct the affairs of the staff or briefing meetings, and frame the agenda of the next meeting.
15 My staff can lead themselves just as well as I can.
16 I believe every staff member is important & can lead in decision making
17 I interact freely with my staff members.
93 18 I value the input and contribution that other staff
members make.
19. Do you view yourself as a o Leader o Follower
o Leader and Follower
19.1 Please provide reasons for your above choice
--- --- --- 20. How are decisions taken at staff and briefing meetings?
o Primarily the domain of the principal o Through voting by staff members
o Through mutual agreement among staff members
21. Are staff members allowed to interact freely with each other during the staff meetings?
o They usually interact with each other
o They always maintain quietness in the meeting o They interact only when a decision is to be taken 22. Who chairs the staff meetings?
o Principal is the permanent chairperson o Vice-principal or HOD
o Teacher
o All of the above
23. How accessible are your teachers to you?
o We meet only for official issues
o We meet both officially and unofficially o I am free to dialogue with them anytime 24. Attendance during the staff meetings
o Attendance is compulsory o Attendance is voluntary
o With permission, staff members may absent themselves 25. Who decides the content and agenda of the staff meetings?
o The principal
o The vice-principal or SMT members o The teachers
o All the above
26. How many times are staff meetings held in a term?
o Once
94 o Twice
o Thrice
o No fixed no. of times
27. Does the school context/ethos encourage or discourage teachers from taking a lead in decision making during staff meetings. Kindly explain.
--- --- --- 28. Can you briefly explain the type of relationship you have with your teachers in the school.
--- --- --- Thanks for providing the data. Your input is highly appreciated.
John Oluwole Adediji Department of Education Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
LEADERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Sir/Madam,
This questionnaire is part of my Masters of Education degree program, exploring the leadership practices in a public high school in Nigeria. The questionnaire is anonymously answered and at no stage will your identity be revealed. I appreciate your input and thank you for completing this questionnaire.
Instruction – Please tick the correct answer.
1 Do you view yourself as a o Leader o Follower
o Leader and follower 1.1 Please provide reasons for your above choice
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2 In your opinion, what type of leadership style does your school Principal use?
o Authoritarian o Democratic o Laissez-faire o other
2.1 Please provide reasons for your above choice
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3 In your opinion, what is the leadership style of your head of department (HOD) o Authoritarian
o Democratic o Laissez-faire o Other
3.1 please provide reasons for your above response
--- --- --- 4 How are decisions taken at staff and briefing meetings?
o Primarily the domain of the principal o Through voting by staff members
o Through mutual agreement among staff members
5 Are staff members allowed to interact freely with each other during the staff meetings?
o We usually interact with each other
o We always maintain quietness in the meeting o We interact only when a decision is to be taken 6 Who chairs the staff meetings?
o Principal is the permanent chairperson o Vice-principal or HOD
o Teacher
o All of the above 7 How accessible is your principal to you?
o We meet only for official issues
o We meet both officially and unofficially o I’m free to dialogue with him/her anytime 8 Attendance during the staff meetings
o Attendance is compulsory o Attendance is voluntary
o With permission, you may absent yourself 9 Who decides the contents and agenda of the staff meetings?
o The principal o The vice-principal o The teachers o All the above
10 How many times are staff meetings held in a term?
o Once
96 o Twice
o Thrice
o No fixed no. of times
11 Does the school context/ethos encourage or discourage you from taking a lead in decision making during staff meetings? Kindly explain
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12 Can you briefly explain the type of relationship you have with the SMT in the school --- -
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John Oluwole Adediji Department of Education Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
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