Relationship Between Principals’ Leadership Behaviour and Their Administrative Experience - A Study

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the Leadership Behaviour of the College principals in Kanyakumari District as well as to examine if a statistically significant relationship existed between the Leadership Behaviour and their Administrative experience. This study employed a survey questionnaire. The questionnaire included two parts, Demographic Questions and Leadership Behaviour Questions. 130 sets of questionnaires were sent to all 130 College principals in Kanyakumari District using Drop-off and Mail-survey method.  Analysed data using SPSS and Applied Pearson Correlation, Chi-Square to test hypothesis. The findings of the study reveal that there is significance relationship between the leadership style of College Principal and their Administrative experience. Principals with more administrative experience are more likely to be Democratic than the Principals with the less administrative experience.