Teachers' Perception Regarding the Level of Principals' Ethical Leadership Behaviours in Secondary Schools in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study determined the perception of teachers regarding the level of principals' ethical leadership behaviours in state government owned secondary schools in Anambra State. The study was guided by 4 research questions. The population consisted of 6,328 teachers in the 257-state owned government public secondary schools in the State. A sample of 672 teachers was drawn using multi-stage sampling procedure. Data were collected using Ethical Leadership Scale (ELS) which was adapted from Yilmaz (2006). The instrument was validated by three experts. Internal consistency reliability index of 0.72 was obtained using Cronbach's alpha method. Data analysis was done using mean. The findings revealed that teachers' perception of the level of principals' communicative, climatic, decisional and behavioural ethical behaviours in secondary schools in Anambra State is high. The study recommended that secondary school principals should at all times imbibe ethical principles in their leadership behaviours.