PRINCIPALS’ LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UYO EDUCATIONAL ZONE OF AKWA IBOM STATE

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating how principals’ leadership practices could predict teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Uyo Educational Zone of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study adopted a predictive research design. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The Population of the study consisted of all the 1,196 teachers in the 27 public secondary schools present in the study area. The sample size was 471 teachers composed through multi-stage sampling process. Two researchers’ developed instruments tagged ‘Principals’ Leadership Practices Questionnaire’ (PLPQ) and ‘Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire’ (TJPQ) were used to collect data for the study. Cronbach Alpha Coefficient was used to establish the reliability of the two instruments. The resulting indices were .84 and .72 for ‘PLPQ’ and ‘TJPQ) respectively. Simple linear regression statistic was employed in testing the hypotheses. The results of the analyses revealed that the independent variable (Principals Leadership Practices) has a strong positive influence on the dependent variable (Teachers’ Job Performance). It was recommended among others that ‘The Ministry of Education’ in the State should frequently organize seminars for principals on leadership practices that will ensure effective management of staff and utilization of school resources.