Transformational Leadership: Teachers’ Proposed Strategies used in Public Secondary Schools.

Abstract

This study explored the strategies to enhance transformational leadership practices of principals in the context of public secondary schools in Kenya. The study employed transformational leadership theory that was conceptualized by Bass (1978) and further developed by Bass (1985). The study utilized descriptive survey design and employed concurrent triangulation mixed method approach of inquiry. Data was collected from a target population of 1,198 teachers, 96 principals using the MLQX5 tool developed by Avolio and Bass (2004). Data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides that were analyzed using both descriptive (mean, standard deviation and percentages). Data was presented using frequency tables.