PRINCIPALS’ WORK BEHAVIOUR AND TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Eke Edith Ndidi
Department of Educational Management and Policy
Tansian University, Umunya

Abstract

This study examined Principals’ work behaviour and teachers’ effective management in Public Secondary Schools in Anambra State. It beamed search light into the modus operandi of school Principals and how they effectively manage the senior secondary school system for optimal academic results. The study employed the descriptive survey design and analysis and sent out questionnaires to Principals and teachers in the six educational zones in Anambra State. The overall account is that Principals’ performances are above average and teacher outputs are the same. Despite some challenges like on-the-job training, increment of remuneration, infrastructural needs including advanced qualifications of teachers, Anambra State in the last five years has recorded a top-three academic performance across  the Federation in external Examinations like WAEC and NECO, among other competitions, thereby making it a  top academic hub and destination. The study concludes and recommends that more is needed to be done to consolidate on the progress made so far in the educational sector, beginning with the Peter Obi’s administration, among others. It behooves on the Soludo’s administration to consolidate on this gains to continue to put Anambra State as a frontier State in Educational ranking in Nigeria.

Keywords: Principal, Work, Behaviour, Teachers, Effective Management, Schools