Abstract:
Leadership seems to be the most operational tool of influencing people so that they strive
willingly and enthusiastically towards the accomplishment. of goals.. Leaders design
motivation systems not only to encourage employees to perform in the most effective
way but also to draw potential candidates. The key to create a conducive atmosphere in
(the school is an answer to the question of what really enhances the performance of teachers.
‘The main objective of this study is to investigate the significant relationship between
leadership style and performance of teachers in the schools of zonal education Batticaloa.
l'or this study 250 teachers have responded from 64 schools of zonal education Batticaloa
i. Batticaloa district. Further, the researcher uses a simple random proportionate sampling
technique to design the sample. The instrument for data collection was a five-point Likert
structured questionnaire. Autocratic leadership style, Laissez-faire leadership style, and
|)democratic leadership style was taken as an independent variable as a leadership style
while the performance of teachers was taken as a dependent variable.
‘The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS version 20 software and also correlation
analysis, regression analysis, independent sample t-test, one way ANOVA test, and
principal component analysis were carried out. The findings show that there is no
significant relationship between autocratic leadership style and the performance of teachers (r
= 0.068, sig=0.283), Laissez-faire leadership style and perforinance of teachers ( r =
0.251, sig= 0.000) and Democratic leadership style and performance of teachers (r =
465, sig = 0.000). Further, the findings revealed that there is no significant difference
between the democratic characteristics (gender, age, civil status, and numbers of children
and length of service) and the performance of teachers. And also the findings showed that
most of the principals in zonal education Batticaloa used a democratic leadership style
(mean value = 4.04657) compare with other styles.
