Abstract
The research examined the effect of leadership styles on teaching and learning process. The population comprises the
academic staff of selected secondary schools in Owerri North Local Government Area (LGA). The academic staff members
selected includes junior and senior staff members, as well as male and female staff. Sixty-six teachers, which constitute the
population of academic staff of selected from secondary school makes up the sample for the study. Stratified random sampling
technique was used for sample selection. Self structured questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The
method of data analysis used on this research work is ANOVA statistics. Based on the summary of the findings, Gender to a
high extent, influences the leadership style used in classroom teaching and learning process. The result also reveals that
majority of secondary school teachers in Owerri North used democratic leadership style more than other types of leadership
styles. Having listed some findings of the research work, it is necessary to make recommendation. Both male and female
teachers should be exposed to constant and relevant seminars, workshop by the school management boards in order to
ensure that these teachers are equipped with better understanding of leadership style as well as better combination of these
styles.