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Principals Decision Making Strategies And Secondary School Teacher’s Effectiveness
[A CASE STUDY OF IJUMU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA KOGI STATE]
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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 principal in decision making. There is the need for a systematics and pragmatic search into the influence of principal’s decision making strategies on teacher’s effectiveness among secondary school teachers in Ijumu. It is general agreed that to build a strong, sound and everlasting house for a living, the foundation has to be properly laid. Observation show that some principals maker irrational decision, when some are subtle in their decision making process.
This research would therefore investigate the influence of principal’s decision making whether it has made or mar the smooth running of secondary schools.
PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of the principal’s decision making strategies on teacher’s effectiveness among secondary school teachers in Ijumu.
Specifically, the study intends to
i. Examine how decisions are made by the principals at the secondary school level.
ii. Examine teacher’s perception of the principal’s strategies of decision making about individual characteristics and behaviours
iii. Asses the influence of principals decision making strategies on teacher effectiveness.
iv. Asses the possible ways in which decision could be made in the secondary school and the present method of decision making in the secondary schools.
v. Assess the problems that may arise from the present method of decision making in the secondary schools.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The study intent to answer the following question.
i. How are decisions made by principals in Ijumu secondary school?
ii. What influence has principal strategies of decision making on teachers effectiveness
iii. What are the teacher’s perceptions of the principal’s strategies of decision making?
iv. What are the problems faced in decision making process in school?
v. Does democratic principal strategies have influence on teacher’s effectiveness in secondary schools?
RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
i. There is no significant difference between the principals decision making strategies and teacher effectiveness.
ii. There is significant difference between principal decision making strategies and decision making problem.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The followings are the benefits
1. Correlation between job satisfaction and worker effectiveness
2. I will also afford the principals opportunity of knowing when their teachers are dissatisfied with their jobs
3. It will assist them to determine the type of decision making strategies that could best motivate teacher’s effectiveness in their schools.
i. Among the physical resource in any organisations, employees who constituted the labour force are highly valued simply because of their contributions to the achievement of the organisations goals. Actually it could be said that there is a direct correlation between job satisfaction and worker effectiveness generally.
ii. If workers are being favorable effect on the school in performance. It will also afford the principal’s the opportunity of knowing when their teachers are dissatisfied with their jobs, when behaviours such as disloyalty, increasing rate of absenteeism and lassie fare altitude become common phenomena in the organisation
iii. The study is of great importance to principals and manager because it would assist them to determine the type of decision making strategies that could be motivate teacher’s effectiveness in their schools. In addition, the study could make its contribution to the scholastic pursuit in effectiveness and decision making strategies.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]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; ... Continue reading---
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 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---
