Research Design Choice
This study was adopted correlation research design. The aim to use this
study design, is to divulge and prognosticate the relationship
between independent variable,
principal leadership style, and dependent variable teachers’ job
performance.
In addition, it’s been suggested by scholars to employ correlation
ex-post facto research design or research design to reveal and inquire
the relationship between variables or for a causal comparative
relationship (Gall, Borg, & Gall, 2007); For the causal comparative
relationship study, it is crucial to have the cause and effect indices
regarding independent and dependent variables in totally natural
settings (p.306); the correlational statistics were applied to
comprehend of this fine rationale. Scholars have been experienced it
with this fine differentiation to appreciate the corelated relationship
between independent and dependent variables (Imhangbe et al., 2018).