ANALYSIS OF PRINCIPALS’ MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS FOR TEACHERS’ JOB COMMITMENT IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
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The study analyzed principals’ managerial effectiveness for teachers’ job commitment in public and private secondary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 8,989 respondents (263 principals and 5,286 teachers) of public and (686 principals and 2,754 teachers) of private secondary schools in Anambra State. The sample for this study consisted of 899 respondents (26 principals and 528 teachers) of public and (69 principals and 276 teachers) of private secondary schools drawn from 8,989 respondents (263 principals and 5,286 teachers) of public and (686 principals and 2,754 teachers) of private secondary schools using proportionate stratified sampling technique. A researcher-developed questionnaire titled ‘‘Principals’ Managerial Effectiveness for Teachers’ Job Commitment Scale (PMETJCS)’’ was 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 instrument which yielded coefficients of 0.81, 0.79 and 0.76 for clusters B1-B3 with an overall coefficient of 0.79 obtained from single administration of 30 copies of the questionnaire to principals and teachers of public and private secondary schools in Enugu State. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and t-test was used to test the hypotheses at .05 alpha level. The findings of the study revealed among others that principals’ effectiveness on motivation, communication and discipline for teachers’ job commitment in public and private secondary schools in Anambra State were to a high extent. Also, there is no significant difference in the mean ratings of all dimensions of principals’ managerial effectiveness for teachers’ job commitment in public and private secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Anambra State Chapter of All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) should organize seminars on disciplinary issues for principals to exchange ideas and upgrade their skills of handling misconduct of teachers in secondary schools.
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