PRINCIPALS’ MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AS PREDICTORS OF TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study examined principals’ management strategies as predictors of teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study was a correlational research design. The population of the study was 267 principals in the 267 public secondary schools from the six Education Zones in Anambra State. The entire population was used in the study using census sampling technique. Two instruments were used for data collection: Principals’ Management Strategies Questionnaire (PMSQ) and Teachers’ Job Performance (TJPQ). The instruments were subjected to face and construct validation. The reliability of the instruments was done using Cronbach Alpha technique and the average coefficients were established at 0.78 for PMSQ and 0.85 for TJPQ. Simple linear regression statistical tools were used for the study. The findings of the study revealed that decision-making strategy and monitoring strategy positively and significantly predicted teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study concluded that principals’ management strategies are positive and significant predictors of teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that principals should adopt a friendly attitude in their approaches in managing teachers in their school and involve them in making decisions that affect them in order to keep improving and sustaining their job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State