• Principals Decision Making Strategies And Secondary School Teacher’s Effectiveness
    [A CASE STUDY OF IJUMU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KOGI STATE]

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    • ABSTRACT
          The leadership roles of the principal as the chief executive in the school is enormous. He plays a key role in the success and failure of the organisations. They study therefore investigated principal decision making strategies on teacher effectiveness in secondary schools specifically, the objectives of this study were to determined (i) examine who decision are made by the principals the secondary school level; (ii) asses t at decision making strategies on teacher effectiveness; (iii) What  are the problems faced in decision making process in school? (iv) Assess the possible ways in which decision could be made in the secondary school.
          The research was a descriptive type using the survey method. The study sample was drawn from 10 secondary schools in Ijumu Local Government Nigeria. The respondents were 100 students. 60 were males and 40 females 4 research questions and 2 hypotheses were formulated for the study. Mean and percentage score was used to answer research questions one to four and independent t-test to test research hypothesis one and two.
          The finding of the study showed that:
      i.    The principals strategies of leadership on teachers effectiveness positively
      ii.    The principal has positive strategies on teacher’s effectiveness in secondary schools.
      iii.    The respondents are faced with driver’s problem in the school.
      iv.    There is no significant difference between male and female teacher’s decision making strategies and leadership problem.
           The study recommends that teaching service commission should strict warning against principal who does not respect the dignity of teaching profession secondary school principal should also endeavor to adopt appropriate strategies of leadership in order to carry along with the teachers.

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    • APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIXQuestionnaire                             Appendix (i)List of school covered by study                    Appendix (ii)Steps in obtaining the above figures                 Appendix (iii)QUESTIONNAIRETHE PRINCIPAL DECISION MAKING STRATEGIES ON TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.    Dear Respondents,     This study is conducted to examine the principal decision making strategies on teachers effectiveness among secondary schools i ... Continue reading---

         

      TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSi.    Title page ii.    Certification iii.    Dedication iv.    Acknowledgementv.    Abstractvi.    Table of contentsCHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    Background to the study1.2    Statement of the problem 1.3    Purpose of the study1.4    Research questions 1.5    Hypotheses1.6    Significance of the study1.7    Scope of the study1.8    Operational definition of termCHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1    Concept of decision-ma ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM    In Nigeria, lack of job satisfaction characterizes the life of many, employees. In most organisations this is evident in the poor attitude of many to work among whom teachers are chief. Hence, we witness great loss in the organizations as a result of poor services, high labour turn-over, psychological withdrawal, disloyalty, low moral.      Abdulkareem, A.Y (2002), Realizing the significance of democratic principles as against the adverse effect of autocratic p ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]FACTOR FOR DECISION-MAKING     There are some factors to be consider when decisions are in education industry.     Oyedeji (2002) these factors may be utmost importance particularly in Nigeria today. The target group the purpose of decision, implementation strategies of the decision and firmness of the decision are made. This is pertinent because of the difference in culture of the people. A careful study and knowledge of the group would reveal whether the decision made would be acceptable ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]RELIABILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT    A Reliable instrument can be trusted if repeatedly measure the required data consistently and precisely and precisely, Olasehinde (2002) the instrument was tested for reliability as used in this context is the level of stability of a measuring instrument on the specified period of time.     For this research, the reliability of the instrument was established after it has been administered to one hundred and fifteen (115) respondents twice the two set of sco ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Research Question four: does a democratic principal strategy have influence on teacher’s  effectivesliess in secondary school based on gender?Table 7: revealed that male principal had positive influences on principleHo1: there is no significant difference between male and female  principals decision making strategies  and teacher effectiveness.Table  5 :  indicate that t (98)= 29,p=60. this means that the stated null hypothesis this was as result of the t-value of 29 resulting in 60 ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CONCLUSIONS.This research explored then principal decision making strategies on teachers effectiveness in secondary schools. The findings in the research also established that there was no significant difference between male and female teachers  decision making strategies and effectiveness.Moreover, no significant different existed between male and female teacher’s decision making strategies study  and leadership problem.LIMITATION OF THE STUDYThe following limitations can be observed r ... Continue reading---

         

      REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCEAbdulkareem, A.Y (2001). Personnel management practices as it affects teachers Job performance in Kwara State APGDE research project of university of Ado-Ekiti. Adepoju, T.L (2000), Understanding Educational research. A simplified approach. Lagos prospective Publications. Agboola, A.K (2002), Principal’s communication strategies and teachers’ effectiveness in selected schools in irepodun L.G.A of Kwara State APGDE research project university of Ado-EkitiAkiboye, S.O. (2002 ... Continue reading---