scholarly journals Educational  Reforms as Correlates of Principals’ Administrative    Effectiveness in  Public Secondary Schools in     AkwaIbom State,  Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Ekere ◽  
Akpan Udeme
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Educational Reforms ◽  
Administrative Effectiveness

PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO AND DELTA STATES

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Umemetu Momoh ◽  
Nkechi Obiweluozor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Female Principals ◽  
The Public ◽  
Administrative Effectiveness ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Quality Assurance Standards

This study examined principals’ administrative effectiveness in the implementation of quality assurance standards in public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States. To guide the study, three hypotheses were raised. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised all the principals and teachers in the public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 240 principals and 720 teachers from the schools. Data was collected using ‘Administrative Effectiveness and Implementation of Quality Assurance Standards Questionnaire (AEIQASQ)’ to find out principals’ level of administrative effectiveness in the implementation of quality assurance standards using the Normative mean of 62.5 which was established from the instrument as the benchmark for effectiveness. The findings revealed that principals’ administrative effectiveness was high in the public secondary schools in Edo and Delta States. There was also a significant relationship between administrative effectiveness and implementation of quality assurance standards in the States based on principals’ gender and experience. It was therefore recommended that since principals in public schools are effective, Government should provide them with adequate funds and all necessary support to ensure that quality assurance standards are fully implemented in the schools. Also, experience and gender should be considered in appointing principals among other criteria as experienced female principals were found to be more effective.

Attitudes towards information technology in music learning among Hong Kong Chinese boys and girls

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai-Chung Ho
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Educational Reforms ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Interview Survey

This article argues that changes of gendered attitudes towards IT among students may be related to recent educational reforms focusing on incorporating computers into the classroom. Data are drawn from an interview survey with 430 students attending 26 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. The results reveal no significant differences between females and males in three aspects: (1) their belief in the effectiveness of using technological facilities; (2) their confidence in handling technology when learning about music; and (3) their motivation towards learning about music with the help of information technology (IT). Primary boys and girls in this study reported obtaining a higher degree of motivation for learning about music with the help of IT than secondary students of both sexes. The potential implications of these findings for educational policy in Hong Kong are to find out how to motivate students' musical learning with the help of IT, and to make technology relevant to the content of the music programmes of primary and secondary schools.

Principals’ Demographic Qualities and the Misuse of School Material Capital in Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentine Joseph Owan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Female Principals ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Administrative Effectiveness ◽  
Material Capital ◽  
Demographic Attributes ◽  
Academic Qualifications

Previous studies tend to have assessed principals' demographic variables, but with other dependent variables such as administrative effectiveness, job performance, students' achievement and so on. From the literature, principals' demographic qualities and the misuse of material, capital appears to have been under-assessed. This study used a quantitative approach to investigate some demographic attributes of principals and the misuse of school material capital in secondary schools. Using a questionnaire in Cross River State, Nigeria, data were gathered from a total of 667 secondary school administrators. Findings revealed significant differences in the misuse of school material capital by principals of different age, professional qualification and years of experience; although major disparities between male and female principals were not identified. More specifically, principals who were older, seasoned, and who possessed Bachelors and Masters of Education degrees were efficient managers of school material capital. A high rate of misuse was found among principals who were younger and inexperienced than their counterparts who were young, inexperienced, and possessed the post-graduate diploma in education, as well as, other professional academic qualifications unrelated to the field of education (e.g., HND, BSc., B.A and MSc.). Based on these findings, key implications were discussed for quality service delivery and administrative effectiveness.

scholarly journals SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ UTILIZATION OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 102-109
Author(s):  
Thompson Chidinmachinenye ◽  
ObinnaNonso Anachuna
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Management Information System ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Administrative Effectiveness ◽  
Personnel Administration ◽  
Spreadsheet Software

The study ascertained school administrators’ utilization of management information system for administrative effectiveness in secondary schools in Enugu Education Zone. Two specific purposes were formulated and two research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all the 31 principals in public secondary schools in Enugu education zone. A 14 items researcher developed instrument titled; School Administrators’ utilization Management Information System Questionnaire (SAMISQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was structured on a four rating scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD) weighted 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively. The instrument was face validated by three research experts. The Cronbach alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded a high reliability coefficient value of 0.82. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed among others that school administrators’ do not utilize management information system for students’ personnel administration in secondary schools by not; allowing students to apply for admission online, processing students results using spreadsheet software, managing students attendance using spreadsheet software, disseminating information to students and parent through the school website, encouraging teachers to issue home assignment to student using email system, and encouraging multi-media instructional delivery using PowerPoint software application. Thus, the study recommended among others that the Government through the State Ministry of Education should organize seminars and workshop for secondary school administrators in order to train them on the utilization of management information system for student personnel administration. Conclusion was drawn based on the findings.

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