Principal’s managerial skills and teachers attitude to work in public secondary schools in Niger state
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https://doi.org/10.64171/JAES.6.6.18-21Keywords:
Principal, Managerial skills, Teachers, Attitude, WorkAbstract
The study investigated the relationship between principals' managerial skills and teachers' attitude to work in public secondary schools in Niger State. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey type. The population of the study comprised of all the principals and teachers in public secondary schools in Niger State. The sample of 5 principals and 90 teachers were selected using simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire instrument titled "Principals' Managerial Skills and Teachers' Attitude to Work Questionnaire (PMSTAWQ)" was used to collect data. Four hypotheses were postulated to guide the study. The research hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC). The findings of the study revealed that: there was a significant relationship between principal's interpersonal skills, supervisory skills, administrative skills, pedagogical skills and teachers' attitude to work. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that; School principals should promote their interpersonal relationship with their staff, embark on leadership training so as to develop their supervisory skills, embark on professional training in order to promote their administrative skills and forester more effort towards attaining better qualifications in education in order to improve their mastering of subject matter.
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