The management of primary schools in Makindye Urban council, Kampala District, Uganda

This study was carried out in 12 primary schools of Makindye Urban council, Kampala district in Uganda to establish the dominant management styles used by head teachers of Makindye Urban Council primary schools, as well as to find out whether there is a difference in the head teachers’ management styles between private and public primary schools in Makindye Urban Council, Kampala district. Using cross-sectional survey design with a quantitative approach, the data was collected from 360 respondents, 350 of whom were pupils and 10 were head teachers. The findings indicated that autocratic style of management was the dominantly used method by the head teachers, and there was no significant difference between private and public primary schools in the usage of the dominant management style. Based on the objectives of the study, the general conclusion made was that all head teachers use different management style in the execution of their duties. Thus, the researcher recommended that head teachers should apply more democratic management style than autocratic and Laissez faire. Democratic style of management builds team sprit among workers and tends to produce better results than autocratic management style, public primary schools need to borrow a leaf from the private ones to ensure that they employ more democratic management and shun laissez-faire management.