INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The perceived low performance of some teachers in the discharge of their duties has become worrisome. The study investigated the influence of principals' management practices on teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra state.  Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05  level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of the study consisted of 267 principals in the 267 public secondary schools in Anambra State. The instruments for data collection were two questionnaires structured by the researcher and titled “Principals’ Management Practices Questionnaire (PMPQ)” and “Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (TJPQ)”.  The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions, while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using paired sample t-test. The findings from the study showed that principals'  decision-making practice influenced teachers' job performance to a low extent and principals' delegation of duties practice influences teachers' job performance to a low extent in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study concluded that the decision making practices of principals’ showed a significant influence on teachers’ job performance and principals' delegation practice influenced teachers' job performance to a low extent in public secondary schools in Anambra State. In recommendation, principals should involve teachers in decision-making and delegate duties to them to build trust and foster a sense of ownership to increase their job performance.