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Impact of Ethical Leadership on Teaching Staff Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Mandera County

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  • Abdullahi Hassan Adan

    (Mount Kenya University, Kenya)

  • Dr. Jane Njuguna.

    (Mount Kenya University, Kenya)

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Unethical leadership has catastrophic results to an association. Mandera County being fear inclined makes it hard to control and screen the sort of leadership in the education segment. This current study aims to determine the impact of ethical leadership on performance of the teaching staff in public secondary schools in Mandera County, Kenya. The research used descriptive research design to answer the research questions. Both the quantitative data and the qualitative one were collected and later analysed. The target population of the research incorporated the 57 Secondary school Principals from Mandera and 313 secondary teachers in Mandera County, Kenya. The research used stratified random sampling procedure to choose 50 Principals and 176 teachers. Interview guide and questionnaire were used to collect data from the principals and teachers respectively. Data was analysed quantitatively utilizing the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. The research was of importance National Government and County Administrations, teaching fraternity and education segment partners as it adds to the theory and standards of leadership . The study concluded that ethical leadership significantly impacts teaching staff job performance in Kenyan public secondary schools, with inclusiveness being the most influential factor. Recommendations include training school leaders in ethical practices emphasizing fairness, openness, selflessness, and inclusiveness, and actively involving teaching staff in decision-making processes to improve job performance.

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  • Abdullahi Hassan Adan & Dr. Jane Njuguna., 2024. "Impact of Ethical Leadership on Teaching Staff Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Mandera County," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(7), pages 2694-2705, July.
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