Francisca Omolara FAPOHUNDA2025-07-022025-07-022024-12Kate TurabiaM.EDhttps://repository.lcu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1052Motivation to learning is a driving tool for both teachers and learners. An absence of motivation appears as frustrating obstacles to students’ learning. Although, research has been conducted on motivation, its linkage to principals’ management styles and teachers’ organizational skills are mostly unmapped. Hence, the study investigated principals’ management styles and teachers’ organizational skills as determinants of students’ motivation towards learning in secondary schools in Oyo State. Descriptive research design was used. Three research questions and two hypotheses were raised. The population was 53,221 participants. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select samples. Four instruments were used: Principals’ Questionnaire on Management Styles (PQMS) (r= 0.78), Teachers’ Questionnaire on Principals’ Management Styles (TQPMS) (r=0.81), Students’ Questionnaire on Teachers’ Organisational Skills (SQTOS) (r=0.75) and Students’ Questionnaire on Motivation to Learning (SQML) (r=0.77). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for research questions and testing of the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that secondary school students in Oyo State have a high level of motivation towards learning (x̄=59.50, SD = 2.53). Democratic style (x̄= 3.16, SD =0.23), is preferred by principals in school management, followed by authoritative style (x̄= 2.42, SD = 0.38) and laissez-faire (x̄= 1.62, SD = 0.31). There is high level of teachers’ organization skills (weighted mean=86.11 (x̄ =86.11, SD = 2.53). Regression analysis indicate that the joint model significantly influences students motivation (R = .599; R2= .89, F = 70007.471, p < .05). The relative influence showed that the principals’ management styles and teachers’ organization skills were significant. Based on the findings, Government should ensure the training of principals and teachers in the area of school management. Character education should be encouraged among students and staff in schools to enhance moral development that will motivate students towards learning. Keywords: Principals’ Management Styles, Teachers’ Organizational Skills, Students’ Motivation towards Learning. Word Count: 297enPrincipals’ Management StylesTeachers’ Organizational SkillsStudents’ Motivation towards Learning.Thesis