PRINCIPALS’ UTILIZATION OF COMMITTEE SYSTEM AS PREDICTORS OF TEACHERS’ JOB EFFECTIVENESS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE
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The study investigated principals’ utilization of committee system as predictors of teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools in Anambra State. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 5,286 teachers (1,872 males and 3,124 females) in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The sample for this study consisted of 529 teachers (187 males and 342 females) drawn using proportionate stratified sampling technique. A researcher-developed questionnaires titled“Principals’ Utilization of Committee System Questionnaire (PUCSQ)” and ‘‘Teachers’ Job Effectiveness Scale (TJES)’’ were used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts, two from the Department of Educational Management and Policy, and one from the Department of Educational Foundations, NnamdiAzikiwe University. Cronbach alpha was used for a test of internal consistency of the instruments which yielded overall coefficients of 0.78 and 0.81 for PUCSQ and TJES respectively. The researcher, together with five research assistants, collected data for the study using the direct approach method and 98% return was recorded. Simple regression was used for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed among others that principals’ utilization of committee system is a moderate predictor of male teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools in Anambra State. It was also found that principals’ utilization of committee system is a strong predictor of female teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools in Anambra State. Also, principals’ utilization of committee system is strong predictor of teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that principals should ensure fairness in gender representation in composing committee system to facilitate the job effectiveness of male and female teachers.
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