Leadership Styles among Female Maranao Elementary School Heads

This study was about the leadership styles of school administrators in terms of transformational, transactional, and democratic styles. This study aimed to answer the relationship between the respondents’ leadership style and demographic profile in terms of age, educational qualification, and length of service. It also answered which of the demographic profiles best predict their leadership style. The respondents of this study were the female Maranao elementary school heads in the Districts of Balo-i East and West, Matungao, Munai, Pantaoragat, Pantar, Poonapiagapo, and Tagoloan under Lanao del Norte Division. A descriptive-correlational method was used. This study employed adapted questionnaire and the statistical techniques were frequency, percentage, and weighted mean. Chi-square and Regression were also used. The findings of the study showed that forty (40) were in the age bracket of 41-50 years old. The majority of them had finished master’s degree and in more than fifteen (15) years as School Head. It found out that there were fifty-eight (58) Transformational Leaders out of one hundred (100) respondents, thirty-nine (39) democratic leaders and three (3) for transactional leadership. Results showed that transformational leadership style correlated with the respondents’ length of service. This study highlighted the prevalence of transformational leadership style among female Maranao school heads in Lanao del Norte Division. This study recommended that training programs should focus on enhancing leadership skills to school administrators to empower, inspire, and motivate their subordinates effectively. The action plan was made to support the school heads focusing on leadership style.