Impact of Principals’ Leadership Styles in the Security of Public Secondary Schools in Enugu State

This study investigated the impact of principals‟ leadership stylesin the security of public secondary schools in Enugu State. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study consisted of all the 54 principals and 642 teachers in Udi Education Zone of Enugu State. 10% of the teachers‟ population was used by the researcher for this study. The researcher made used of a 13 item questionnaire which was faced validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, ESUT. The reliability of the instrument was determined by using Cronbach Alpha. The reliability index was 0.74and it showed that the instrument was reliable. The data were analysed using mean with standard deviation while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that the principals‟ autocratic leadership stylehas an impact in the security of secondary schools in Enugu State. The recommendations made among others was that,government agencies should organize seminar and conferences in order to expose the principals on the danger of security challenges in the schools and the appropriate leadership style to apply to get an efficient result.

Leadership Practices of Principals for Sustainable Development of Secondary Schools in Anambra State.

10.36265/ijired.2019.010207 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 45-51

Author(s):

Afugbuom O.M.

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Survey Design ◽

Test Statistics ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Anambra State ◽

Teaching And Learning Environment ◽

Research Questions ◽

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the leadership of principals for sustainable development of secondary schools in Anambra State. The researcher adopted a descriptive survey design for this study. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated and they guided the study. The population for the study consisted of all 257 principals and 4320 teachers in Anambra State secondary schools. 10% of the teachers‟ population was used for this study while 257 principals were used. The researcher made use of a 10 item questionnaire which was face validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was determined by using Cronbach Alpha. The reliability index was 0.80 which made the instrument reliable. The researchers‟ questions were answered by making use of mean with standard deviation, while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that the sustainable development of secondary schools in Anambra State was to a great extent. The recommendations made among others was for the principals to enhance their working relationship with the staff of the secondary schools as to create a peaceful teaching and learning environment for a sustainable development in the schools.

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

International Journal of Advanced Academic Research ◽

10.46654/ij.24889849.a61011 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 41-50

Author(s):

Ogbonnaya CN ◽

Izuagba JN ◽

Chukwudebelu CB

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Transformational Leadership ◽

Leadership Style ◽

English Language ◽

Survey Design ◽

Research Question ◽

Transformational Leadership Style ◽

Measurement And Evaluation ◽

Descriptive Survey ◽

This study investigated impact of transformational leadership style on students’ academic achievement in English language Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State. Based on the purpose of the study, one research question guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all 18 Principals and 1, 267 SS2 students. The instruments used for data collection were transformational leadership style questionnaire adapted and developed by Leithwood and Jantzi (1999) and English language Achievement Test (ELAT). The validity of the instruments was done by two experts in Measurement and Evaluation and one expert in Educational Foundation and Administration. The reliability of the instruments was 0.93 and 0.90, determined using Cronbach Alpha and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistics. Data collected were analyzed using correlations. Thus, it concludes that, transformational leadership styles have positive relationship with student’s academic achievement.

Roles of Guidance and Counselling Services in the Security Administration of Secondary Schools in Enugu State.

10.36265/ijired.2019.010116 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 116-123

Author(s):

Ene N.H. ◽

Ezeudu Ngozi May

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Counselling Services ◽

School Counsellors ◽

Enugu State ◽

Technological Means ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

Faculty Of Education ◽

This study focused on the role of guidance and counselling services in the security administration of secondary schools in Enugu State. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population for the study consisted of 291 school counsellors in the urban and rural areas in the 291 secondary schools. A questionnaire designed on a 4 Likert type scale was used in the study. The researcher made used of a 10-item questionnaire which was faced validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, ESUT. The reliability of the instrument was determined by using Cronbach Alpha. The reliability index was .80 and it showed that the instrument was reliable. The data were analysed using mean with standard deviation while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study among others showed that the respondents were of the view that the roles of guidance and counselling services relating to organising in-service courses in the security administration of secondary schools in Enugu State is to a low extent.One of the recommendations made was that, there should be constant and continuous staff training, retraining and development programmes in order to build the capacity of counsellors. However, counsellors should be exposed to new technological means in order to aid effective utilization of guidance and counselling services in the school relating to organising in-service courses.

Counsellors’ Role in Ensuring Quality Education for National Security in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria.

10.36265/ijired.2019.010205 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 29-35

Author(s):

Onuorah A. ◽

Onovo A.O.

Keyword(s):

National Security ◽

Research Question ◽

Quality Education ◽

Test Statistic ◽

School Counsellors ◽

Enugu State ◽

Faculty Of Education ◽

Measurement And Evaluation ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

The study investigated counsellors‟ role in ensuring quality education for national security in Enugu Education Zone. One research question and one null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study was tested at.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study consisted of 59 school counsellors in the 31 public secondary schools in the area. The number is small and manageable; so no sampling was done. The instrument used for data collection was a 6-item questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three experts from Faculty of Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu. One each from Guidance and Counselling, Psychology and measurement and evaluation. Mean, with standard deviation and t-test statistic were used for data analysis. The study revealed, among others that counsellors ought to encourage the development of students' talents and strengths. Secondly, it was also found out that there is no significance difference between the mean ratings of male counsellors and female‟ school counsellors in their role towards ensuring quality education for national security in Enugu Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. The study recommended, among others, that seminars and workshops should be organized regularly for school counsellors with a view to updating their knowledge on how to effectively curb insecurity while encouraging students in their talents and abilities.

Insurance Purchase: Price, Product, Promotion and Consumers Attitude Perspectives

Business and Management Horizons ◽

10.5296/bmh.v6i1.12944 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 44

Author(s):

OWOLABI Adenike Olanrewaju ◽

AGBOOLA Omoniyi Oladipupo

Keyword(s):

Significant Relationship ◽

Survey Design ◽

Insurance Companies ◽

Buying Behavior ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽

Insurance Product ◽

Insurance Firms ◽

Descriptive Survey ◽

This paper describes the impact of consumer’s attitude on the purchase of insurance product in Nigeria. The attitudes, most often negative, are mirrored through low patronage of insurance services. Data were collected through the use of self-structured closed questionnaire. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. One hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were administered, however only one hundred and thirty two (132) were properly filled and good enough for data analysis. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Regression Analysis were used to test the hypotheses generated for the study at 0.05 alpha levels. The result of the study showed that there is a significant relationship between customer’s attitude and insurance product. Findings also revealed that there is a significant relationship between product awareness and price. Findings from the survey further revealed that promotion of insurance products have significant influence on consumers buying behavior. Insurance companies are advised to guarantee that their services are dependable and reliable, in that the services should not require an excessive amount of bureaucratic procedure of their customers in taking an insurance policy or getting their claim. Other feasible measures to boost patronage of insurance products were recommended for insurance firms and policy-makers.

A Two-prong Approach for Enhancing Teaching and Learning for 21st Century skills Development in Oyo State, Nigeria

10.35293/tetfle.v2i1.87 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

21St Century ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Formal Education ◽

Survey Design ◽

Instructional Delivery ◽

Continuous Professional Development ◽

Professional Development Of Teachers ◽

Formal Education in the 21st Century is focused on the development of learners’ skills and competencies essential to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of the age. Effective acquisition of these skills in the school is predicated on adequate provision of technological resources, adequate school infrastructure and continuous professional development of teachers for innovative instructional delivery. Therefore, this study was carried out to investigate the extent to which infrastructural provisions and continuous professional development of teachers in secondary schools in Nigeria support the development and acquisition of 21st Century teaching and learning skills. The study which adopted the impact of school infrastructure on learning by Barrett et al.as a conceptual framework, used descriptive survey design. Two self-constructed instruments were used to collect data from (20) selected secondary schools, (50) teachers and (200) students. Data were analysed using frequency count, percentage score, mean, and standard deviation. Findings showed that the schools visited lack infrastructural provisions, the teachers do not have the requisite skills and the students are not aware of any other means of learning different from the conventional styles offered by their teachers. Therefore, this study offered a two-prong approach of immediate provision of technological infrastructure for schools and the development of teachers’ professional skills through focused training targeted at enhancing their technological instructional delivery skills.

Performance Supervision and Employees’ Productivity in the Ministry of Lands, Environment and Natural Resources of Taita Taveta County, Kenya

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2021.v17n19p142 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (19) ◽

pp. 142

Author(s):

Anachuna Obinna Nonso ◽

Obi Emenike

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Teacher Turnover ◽

Research Question ◽

Educational Management ◽

Informal Mentoring ◽

Anambra State ◽

Mentoring Practices ◽

Faculty Of Education ◽

Measurement And Evaluation ◽

The seeming teacher turnover in secondary schools in Nigeria necessitated this study on mentoring practices of principals for teachers’ retention in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. One research question guided the study. The population of the study comprised 256 principals and the entire population was used for the study. Researchers’ developed questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts, two in Educational measurement and evaluation, Department of Educational Foundation and the other in Educational planning and management, Educational Management and Policy, all in the Faculty of Education Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The Cronbach’s alpha method was used to determine the internal consistency of the items which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.75. The researchers with the help of ten research assistants distributed and successfully collected 256 copies of the questionnaire administered. The research question was answered using the arithmetic mean. It was found among others that principals in public secondary schools in Anambra state use formal and informal mentoring to a very low extent for teachers’ retention. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that government should provide adequate resources necessary for effective mentoring programme in secondary schools in Anambra State.

Determining the extent of ICT implementation and use in financial management of Secondary Schools in Kajiado County, Kenya

Editon Consortium Journal of Business and Management Studies ◽

10.51317/ecjbms.v1i1.45 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 18-27

Author(s):

Katitia Melita David ◽

Edward Tanui ◽

Florence Oruta

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Sample Size ◽

Financial Management ◽

Survey Design ◽

Measurement Instrument ◽

Target Population ◽

Internal Reliability ◽

Ict Implementation ◽

Descriptive Survey ◽

Directors Of Education

The objective of the study was to determine the extent of ICT implementation and use in financial management of Secondary Schools in Kajiado County, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The target population for this study was the 61 public secondary schools’ principals, 1220 teachers, 610 students, 25 ICT teachers, 6 Sub-county Directors of Education in the 6 Sub-counties and 1 County Director of Education in Kajiado County. The study used 30% of the accessible population as sample size. The sample size for this study was 18 principals, 366 teachers, 8 ICT teachers,183 students, 2 Sub- county Directors of Education and 1 County Director of Education. This study used questionnaires, Observation schedules and interview schedule as tools for data collection. The questionnaires were administered to Principals, teachers and ICT coordinators while interview schedules were administered to the students, Sub-county Directors of Education and the County Director of Education. The pilot test was carried at the schools with similar characteristics to those sampled through random sampling. Instrument reliability was determined through test- retest method. Cronbach alpha was used to test the internal reliability of the measurement instrument. The study concluded that most of the public secondary schools in Kajiado County had not embraced ICT in various areas of administration. Based on the findings, the study recommends that proper technology should be put in place by purchasing of the required ICT facilities in schools to enhance management of schools using the current technology.

INFLUENCE OF DRAMA REHEARSALS IN REGULATING STUDENTS’ BEHAVIOUR AND MANAGEMENT OF DISCIPLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL REGION, KENYA

European Journal of Education Studies ◽

10.46827/ejes.v8i9.3904 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

Author(s):

Wambugu Pachomius ◽

Zachary Njagi Ndwiga ◽

Rebecca Wachira

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Central Region ◽

Survey Design ◽

School Administrators ◽

Target Population ◽

School Students ◽

Social Scientists ◽

Descriptive Survey ◽

The Relationship

The use of drama rehearsals as a tool for inculcating discipline among students had been investigated by a number of scholars and education practitioners on global, continental and regional levels. However notable that drama rehearsals as a tool for inculcating discipline could be overlooked as a result of its demands, such as time. Therefore, purpose of the study was to determine effectiveness of drama rehearsals as a strategy in the management of discipline in secondary schools in central region, Kenya. The study used descriptive survey design. The target population was 79 deputy principals, 79 drama teachers, and 1888 drama students and non-drama students in secondary school in Central Region, Kenya. Both the census technique and random sampling were used to get a representative sample size of 419 respondents. Data was collected from the respondents using pretested questionnaires and was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) and then interpreted. The study found that the relationship between drama rehearsals and management of discipline among secondary school students was significant. The study therefore recommended that there was need to for school administrators to facilitate more drama rehearsals in order to improve the levels of discipline among students. This will improve their communication skills and as a result bring more rapport between the students and administrators. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0875/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

The Impact of Autocratic, Democratic and Laissez-Faire Leadership Styles on the Success of the Organization: A Study on the Different Popular Restaurants of Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Canadian Journal of Business and Information Studies ◽

10.34104/cjbis.019.028038 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 28-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Keyword(s):

Organizational Performance ◽

Leadership Style ◽

Field Survey ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Democratic Leadership ◽

Autocratic Leadership ◽

Significant Negative Impact ◽

Laissez Faire ◽

The Impact ◽

Structured Questionnaire

This study aims to show the influence of the three types of leadership style: Autocratic, Democratic and Laissez-Faire on an organization's success and the study was conducted through a field survey of 60 respondents from different popular restaurants of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The researchers designed and administered a well designed structured questionnaire in a combination that includes both open and close to collect data. After collecting data from the field, the researchers carry out a comprehensive statistical analysis to analyze the research objectives. However; the study finds that the driving factors that have a major impact on organizational performance are Advice, Decision Making, Involvement, Consultation, and Shared and the democratic leadership style has a strong affirmative impact on the organizational performance. The factors: Leadership barriers, Expression of views, Communication, Stay out of the way, Freedom, Rewards or Punishment, Policies, Refusal to explain and Order and Procedures are not available in the results of the organizations. The study also finds that the factors of autocratic leadership have a significant negative impact on the organizational and the style of laissez-faire management does not affect the organization's outcomes.