Administrators’ Management Competencies and Inclusive Education Practice in Secondary Schools in North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Abstract
The study investigated Administrators’ Management Competencies and Inclusive Education Practice in Secondary Schools in North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, Correlational research design was used. Three research questions were raised and three research hypotheses formulated to guide the study. The population of the study was all teachers in public secondary schools. There are 86 principals, 127 vice principals and 2838 teachers from the 86 public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District (State Secondary Education Board, 2021). A sample size of 896 respondents which was made up of 26 principals, 38 vice principals and 832 teachers representing 30% of the total population using multi stage sampling technique. The instrument for the study was a researcher-developed instrument entitled “Administrators’ Innovative Management Competency Questionnaire (AIMCQ) and “Inclusive Education Practice Questionnaire (IEPQ)”. The instrument was duly validated and subjected to reliability coefficient of .078 before being used for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to answer all the research questions and test all the null hypotheses. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significant level. The results of the study indicated that competency in information and communication technology (ICT), entrepreneurial competency and communication competency has significant relationship with Inclusive Education practice in Secondary Schools in North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the ministry of Education should ensure capacity building for principals and vice principals by promoting and arranging career enhancing courses, workshop and seminars in information and Communication Technology (ICT) utilization in Secondary Schools to meet global management benchmark.
