ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRINCIPALS’ PERFORMANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE.

Abstract

This study assessed the effectiveness of principals’ performance of administrative processes in public senior secondary schools in Bauchi state. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. A 15-items questionnaire titled "Principals’ Administrative Process Questionnaire" (PAPQ) was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was determined through trial testing on 95 respondents (20% of the sample) and the data collected was tested using Cronbach Alpha statistics, which gave an overall coefficient of 0.77. The population of the study comprised of all the 1,316 (976 male and 340 female) teachers of public senior secondary schools in the state. Using the Research Advisor Table (2006), a sample size of 474 (278 male and 196 female) respondents was proportionately obtained from the two strata. The research questions were analyzed using mean scores while the hypotheses were tested using an independent sample t-test at a 0.05 level of significance. The overall findings revealed that both male and female respondents believed that the administrative processes of principals in terms of planning, organizing, and directing were highly effective. Their mean ratings, however, differ significantly. It was recommended that the principals be given specialized training on strategic planning and focused professional development in delegating strategies and organizing skills among others, to enable them manage the schools operations and distribute resources more effectively, among others.