ABSTRACT
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of principal’s leadership style on school outcome. This study focused on the indirect relationship between the leadership style and the school environment. An additional objective was to investigate the impact of culture on leadership style as related to school environment and outcome. Data from the TIMSS 1995 on Kuwait and the USA were used in this empirical investigation. Descriptive statistics and an ANOVA were used in the statistical analysis.