The focus of the study was on the democratic leadership style of head teachers and how it impacts teachers morale in federal government elementary schools in the Rawalpindi region in Pakistan. This research concentrated on how teachers perceived democratic leadership style of their head teachers and how teachers feel about morale in relation to the democratic leadership practices at their schools. This research was guided by three objectives: a) To find out the influence of democratic leadership style of head teachers on the morale of elementary school teachers in Pakistan. b) To find out how democratic leadership styles of head teachers develop high morale among elementary school teachers? All thirty-two federal government elementary schools situated in Rawalpindi city were the population of study to find out which elementary school head teachers were practicing democratic leadership style in their schools. For the collection of required data, mixed methods approach was utilized. A leadership styles Questionnaire measuring democratic, Authoritarian and Laissez-faire developed by Northouse (2009) was used to find out leadership styles of school head teachers. The school head teachers who exercised democratic leadership style were considered for further collection of data. For which in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with their school teachers to find out the influence of democratic leadership style on the morale of those teachers. Further, the researcher used a basic interpretive method of analysis and thematic analysis to analyze the interview data. The data analysis showed that due to the use of democratic leadership style the elementary school teachers morale was high. Teachers acknowledged trust, support, and motivation as factors that influenced their morale. This research has confirmed that the use of democratic leadership style has a positive influence on the morale of elementary school teachers in Pakistan.
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