THE ROLES OF PRINCIPALS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SCHOOLS IN KEBBI STATE)

ABSTRACT

Secondary education occupies a strategic position in the national education system. The secondary school is an institution established for refining human beings in terms of skills, behavior and all round excellence. A Principal is regarded as the leader and head of secondary school; he is responsible for all that happens in the school who administers the school with other teaching and non teaching staff, the principal is directly in every aspect of school operation and his primary aim is determining the school quality and character. His roles in the management of schools covers many areas which include leadership, teacher evaluation, student discipline, hiring of new teachers, staff delegation and parent community relations. This study was conducted to look into the roles of principals in the management of secondary schools in some selected secondary schools in kebbi metropolis. Twelve schools were randomly selected through educational boards, Two hundred questionnaires were administered. One hundred and forty questionnaires for the principals and forty for the teachers and the results obtained were applied in computing coefficient of correlation between two sets of data collected independently and further analyze, the findings showed that there was a sharp departure between the views of principals and those of their teachers on whether principals were instructional or administrative leaders of their schools. In the light of the findings, it was recommended that principals should try as much as possible to give much emphasis on both Instructional and Administrative duties to ensure smooth running of activities in the schools, it also recommends that principals should have firm grip of their curriculum in order to offer useful advice or assistance to the teacher’s e.t.c.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

1.0. Introduction

1.1.      Background of the study

1.2.      Statement of the Problem

1.3. Objective of the study

1.4. Significance of the study

1.5. Scope and Delimitation of study

1.6. Definition of Terms

1.7.      Research Questions

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.0. Introduction

2.1.      Concept of role and Management

2.2.      The concept of Principal

2.3.      The roles of Principal in the Management of Secondary School

2.4.      The role of Principals in the Management of some selected secondary Schools in kebbi state

2.5.      Summary of the Related Review

CHAPTER THREE

3.0.      Methodology

3.1.      Introduction

3.2.      Research Design

3.3.      Sample and Sampling techniques

3.4.      Instrumentation

3.5.      Validity of the Instrument

3.6.      Reliability of the Instrument

3.7.      Procedure for Data Collection

3.8.      Procedure for Data Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1. Introduction

4.2.      Research Question 1

4.3.      Research Question 2

4.4.      Research Question 3

4.5.      Research Question 4

4.6.      Research Question 5

4.7.      Summary of Findings

4.8.      Discussion of Findings

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1. Introduction

5.2.      Summary of Research

5.3.      Conclusion

5.4.      Recommendations

            Reference

            Appendices

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1    Background of the study

Secondary education occupies a strategic position in the national education system. It bridges the gap between the primary and tertiary levels of education in Nigeria. It absorbs the primary level and prepares them for the tertiary which is the manpower based on the nation. The secondary school is an institution established for refining human beings in terms of skills, behavior and all round of excellence.

A principal is regarded as the chief executive of a school; he is a leader and head of a secondary school. In this project we will analyze and review the roles of the principals in the management of secondary schools. It is a survey research on some selected schools in kebbi state, Nigeria.

Leadership is also of particular importance in the education administration because of its far reaching effects on the accomplishment of school programmes, objectives and attainment of educational goals. Peretomode,(1991), at the head of the leadership of secondary schools in Nigeria is the principal who administers the school with other teaching and non teaching staff.

Accordingly, the principal is regarded as the chief executive of the school, who is responsible for all that happens in the school Fasabi (2006). As the chief executive, the principal assigns duties to those who could perform the duties, through all responsibilities still reside in him as the accounting officer.

The position of the principal in the school is so germane to the extent that the school cannot exist without that position. Realizing the important role of the principals within the secondary school system, it is important to examine the leadership capacities of the secondary school principals. This is particularly important because of the fact that secondary education, especially in Nigeria serves as the bridge between the primary and tertiary level, although the junior secondary school (JSS) level in particular now is the integral part of the basic education (UBE) program in Nigeria. The (U.B.E) is free, compulsory and universal. Principal competencies can be measured from the various dimensions from the perception of students, parent, communities and their employers. For instance Scott, Jr and William (1987) agreed that, teacher’s perception of their principal’s leadership behavior is also related to teacher’s morale...

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