PRINCIPALS’ MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES AS CORRELATES OF TEACHERS’ JOB COMMITMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE.

Abstract

This study investigated  principals’ managerial competencies as correlates of teachers’ job commitment in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study adopted correlational research  design. The population  of the study comprised  4,947 teachers in the 263 public secondary schools in the six education zone in Anambra State. The sample size for the study consisted  of 495 teachers’ drawn from the entire population.  The proportionate  stratified random sampling technique was used to draw the sample size of 10% of the teachers. The instruments for data collection were researcher-structured  questionnaire titled: Principal’s Managerial  Competencies  (PMCQ)  and  Teachers  Job  Commitment  (TJCQ).  The  first instrument has two sections ‘A-B.’ Section A was for respondents’ demographic  variables, while the Section B has two Clusters ‘A-B.’ Cluster ‘A’ elicits information  on principals’ instructional leadership competency with 10-item statements; Cluster ‘B’ elicits information on principals’ personnel management competency with 10-item statements. The second instrument titled: Teachers’ Job Commitment (TJCQ) contained 20 items which elicited information on teachers’ Job Commitment. The instruments were structured on a four-point rating scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD). The validity of the instruments were established by three experts from Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam Campus. The instruments were trial- tested  on a sample  representative  of 20 schools  in Enugu State.  The data  obtained  from PMCQ and TJCQ were subjected to Cronbach Alpha statistical method which gave Alpha Co-  efficient  value  of 0.76  for  instructional  leadership;  0.82  for  personnel  management competency and 0.76 for teachers’ job commitment. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson  Product  Moment  Correlation  Coefficient  and  simple  regression  analysis.  The findings of the study revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship  between principals’  instructional  leadership  and  teachers’  job  commitment  in  public  secondary schools  in  Anambra  State.  Based  on  the  findings,  the  study  recommended  that  public secondary school principals should actively engage with their teaching staff, provide regular feedback, and create opportunities for open communication  so as to improve the quality of education in their various schools.