PRINCIPALS’ INTERNAL INPUT VARIABLES AS CORRELATE OF TEACHERS’ JOB EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Principals’ Internal Input Variables, Correlate, Principals’ Supervision, Principals’ Planning, Teachers’ Job Effectiveness, Public Senior Secondary SchoolAbstract
This study investigated principals’ internal input variables as correlate of teachers’ job effectiveness in public senior secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria. The study was guided by 2 research questions and 2 hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. The study adopted the correlational research design. The population comprised 1,846 teachers in 296 public Senior Secondary Schools in Edo State, while a sample of 369 teachers (20%) was selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. In the first stage, information on schools and teachers was obtained from the Secondary Education Board, Benin City. In the second stage, 20% of schools and teachers were proportionately selected across the local government areas, giving a total sample of 369 teachers for the study. Two instruments were used for data collection: the Principals Input Variables Survey (PIVAS), which measured principals input variables being studied using weighted scores, and the Teachers’ Effectiveness Questionnaire (TEQ), which was completed by principals to rate teachers’ job effectiveness across general work behaviour, instructional tasks, and work relationships. The instruments were validated by experts and tested for reliability using Cronbach Alpha, yielding a coefficient of .70. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions, while hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient at .05 level of significance. The study revealed that principals’ supervision significantly correlate job effectiveness of teachers in public senior secondary schools in Edo State principals’ planning significantly correlates job effectiveness of teachers in public senior secondary schools in Edo State. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others that school principals in public senior secondary schools in Edo State should intensify and make more consistent their instructional supervision of teachers. This should include regular classroom observation, checking of lesson plans and notes and provision of constructive feedback to teachers in order to improve their instructional delivery and overall job effectiveness.
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