ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
—— Leadership style has a significant impact and association with teachers’ drive to enhance the quality of their job. Their leadership styles have an implication to the productiveness of their teachers. This study is a comprehensive assessment about the job satisfaction as influenced by the leadership styles of the school head of the junior high school and senior high school teachers in Masbate province for the school year 2022–2023. This investigation used descriptive correlation to assess the significant relationship between school head’s leadership style and teachers’ job satisfaction and performance. Thus, it utilized mixed method analysis and interpretation of the gathered data. The researcher employed a three-part questionnaire to gather respondents’ profiles such as name (optional), sex, and age, leadership styles of the school head, and job satisfaction and performance of the teachers as influenced by the leadership styles; democratic, aristocratic, and laissez-fair, of the school head for the second and third part. There were twenty-one (21) respondents in this study, all from the province of Masbate, who were randomly selected. Thus, the researchers used purposive sampling. Also, the researchers utilized weighted mean in determining the over-all satisfaction of the participants and examined the distribution of responses. The formulated conclusions were based on the interpreted data. Hence, it is revealed that the teachers’ ratings of work satisfaction are significantly influenced by leadership. The result of this study can guide school leaders in choosing appropriate leadership style best suited for teachers. More so, it’s recommended that future researchers may look into the influence of teachers’ performance on instruction to the leadership style of the school head to know if the leadership style in greatly influenced by the performance of the teachers in school. Keywords — Leadership style, democratic leadership style, aristocratic leadership, laissez-faire leadership, Job satisfaction, Job performance