The study appraised principles' managerial practices for teacher effectiveness in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of this study was 6,652 principals and teachers of public secondary schools in Anambra State, consisting of the entire 256 principals and 6,396 teachers in the State. A sample of 1,996 principals and teachers were drawn from the population through proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected using a questionnaire of 16 items which was validated by three experts from the faculty of education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Cronbach Alpha method was used to determine the reliability coefficient which yielded 0.87 and 0.73, summing it up to an overall reliability coefficient of 0.80 which was considered adequate for the study. Data analysis was done using mean for answering the research questions. The z-test was adopted to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that principals adopted managerial practices which include instructional leadership practices and supervisory practices for teacher effectiveness. It was also found out that there was a significant difference in the mean ratings of principals and teachers on their managerial practices. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that principals should intensify efforts in their supervisory roles to ensure that the objectives of secondary education could be regularly achieved.

This study examines the influence of principals’ management practices on teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Kaduna State. To guide the study, two (2) research questions and two (2) null hypotheses were raised. Descriptive research design was used for the study with the total population of 15,135. Purposive sampling technique was used to select three hundred and seventy-eight (378) respondents. Based on the theoretical and empirical constructs of the study variables, the researcher designed a close-ended questionnaire on five-point Likert scale which was administered to the 378 selected respondents randomly. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the two (2) hypotheses postulated for the study at 0.5 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that Principals used record keeping as a viable tool for monitoring teachers’ job performance, decision-making process provided guidelines on how teachers perform their duties in secondary schools in Kaduna S...

This study ascertained the principals' application of instructional leadership practices for secondary school effectiveness in Oyo State. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 8,701 which were made of 969 principals and 7,732 teachers in public secondary school principals in Oyo State. Proportionate Stratified sampling technique was used to draw 871 respondents which were made up of 97 principals and 774 teachers. Two versions of a 18 items questionnaire titled ''Principals' Application of Instructional Leadership Practices Questionnaire (PAILPQI)'' and PAILPQII'' respectively'' were used as the instrument for data collection. The instruments were subjected to face validation by three experts; two in Department of Educational Management and Policy and the other in Measurement and Evaluation from the Department of Educational Foundations, all from Nnamdi Azikiwe University. The Cronbach alpha was used to ascertain the reliability of the instruments which yielded the index value of 0.82 and 0.76 for PAILPQI and PAILPQII respectively. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while z-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed among others that there is no significant difference in the mean rating of principals and teachers on principals' application of instructional supervision practices for secondary school effectiveness in secondary schools in Oyo State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that school principals should regularly monitor teachers' instructional delivery and their level of compliance to school schedules in order to enhance teachers' commitment to teaching.

This study investigates the impact of principals’ instructional leadership practices on secondary school teachers’ effectiveness in the North Central Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria. To answer the research question of the study, the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) and the Virgilio Teacher Behaviour Inventory (VTBI) were administered to 389 teachers in 18 public secondary schools. The results indicate that instructional leadership, in terms of defining school mission; managing instructional programs; and developing a positive school learning climate, are significantly and positively associated with teachers’ effectiveness. Therefore, stakeholders in the education sector can make informed decisions and interventions to enhance teachers’ effectiveness through the principals for desirable learning outcomes. Similarly, school principals should focus more on instructional leadership practices that relate to teaching and learning in order to improve teachers’ effectiveness. This study adds to the existing knowledge on factors that determine teachers’ effectiveness in Africa, in particular, in Nigeria. Introduction

The study explored principals' administrative styles and teachers' job performance as predictors for secondary school effectiveness in Ehime Mbano local government area of Imo state. The research design adopted for the study is the survey design. The population for the study comprises of 204 teachers and principals in Ehime Mbano local government area of Imo state. Sample random technique was adopted in selecting 16 Principals and 136 secondary school teachers in Ehime Mbano giving a total of 152 respondents. The instrument used for data collection was a self-constructed questionnaire called "Principals Administrative Styles and Teachers Job Performance on Secondary Schools Effectiveness" (PASTJPSSE) which containing 21 items spread over three clusters A, B, and C. The sections contained 15 items designed to elicit questions related to the study. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation by three experts, two from the department of educational management and planning, and one from educational measurement and evaluation, all in Imo state University, Owerri. The reliability was established through test retest method. The instrument was administered to 5 principals and 10 teachers outside the study zone. They were tested again after a week interval. The reliability was established using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient statistics obtained 0.86 which was considered high enough for the instrument to be reliable. The researcher drawn conclusion from the findings that principals should adopt good communication pattern, involve teachers and staff in decision making, become less autocratic and bureaucratic and imbibe democratic leadership style the effectiveness of the school will be achieved.

This study examined instructional leadership practices of public secondary school principals in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study adopted ex-post facto research design. The population for this study comprised of public secondary school teachers. There are a total of 18,999 public secondary school teachers teaching in various secondary schools across the state.Using stratified random sampling technique, 36 public secondary schools were sampled from three Local Government Areas of Odukpani, Calabar Municipality and Calabar South for this study. Seven (7) teachers were drawn from each of the schools with 252 secondary school teachers engaged as the respondents for the study. Teacher Rating and Ranking of Public Secondary Schools Principal's Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Data got were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) computer and Chi-square statistic. Results showed that a significant relationship exists between principal's instructional leadership practices and quality academic performance of public secondary school students. The study recommended amongst other things that appointment of school principals should be strictly based on knowledge and experience of classroom instructions, school supervision and school leadership.

The paper focused on Teachers' Perception of Principals' Leadership Effectiveness in Secondary Schools in Benue State, Nigeria. The purpose of the paper was to find out teachers' perception on principals' leadership effectiveness in instructional supervision, provision of instructional materials and application of leadership styles. Three research questions guided the study, while three hypotheses were tested at p<0. 05 level of significance. The study adopted the survey research design of the ex-post facto type that is correlational. The population comprised 5110 teachers from 297 public secondary schools. A total of 484 teachers were sampled from 22 selected secondary schools in the zone using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The instrument titled 'Teachers' Perception of Principals' Leadership Effectiveness Questionnaire (TPPLEQ)' was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using the chi-square goodness of fit test at p<0.05 level of significance. The results of the study showed that principals of schools were effective in instructional supervision, provision of instructional materials and application of leadership styles. The major recommendations of the study were that; principals of schools should improve their supervisory activities especially in post-conferencing and in the use of instructional materials to the benefit of both old and new teachers.

Employing correlational survey research design this study examined principals’ managerial skills and teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Owa communities in Delta State, Nigeria. Two research questions and three hypotheses guided the investigation. The population of the study comprised all the secondary schools in Owa communities of North Senatorial District of Delta State, Nigeria. A sample of ten principals and seventy-eight teachers were selected through random sampling technique. A questionnaire which comprised of two sections was used to collect data for the study. The first part was tagged ‘Principals ’Managerial Skills Questionnaire, PMSQ’ and the second part contained 14 items tagged Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire, TJPQ’. The instruments were face and content validated by two professors of educational management. Through split-half technique, reliability coefficients 0f 0.78 and 0.82 were computed for PMSQ and TJPQ respectively, using the Cronbach Alpha...