Principals’ Personality Traits and Managerial Competence as Predictors of Teachers' Attitude Towards Teaching in Public Secondary Schools, Oyo State
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2022-12
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Lead City University
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This study examined principals’ personality trait and managerial competence as predictors of teachers' attitude towards teaching in public secondary schools in Oyo state. The study used seven objectives consisting of three research questions and four hypotheses. Descriptive research design was adopted. Population consisted of all public secondary school principals (625) and teachers (14,508). Sample consisted of 119 principals and 1,923 teachers. Two self designed/adapted questionnaires titled "Principals' Personality Trait, Managerial Competence and Teachers' Attitude towards Teaching Questionnaire (PPTMCTATQ)" (α = 0.882) and "Principals' Personality Trait Questionnaire (PPTQ)"(r = 0.801)were administered. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that principals in Oyo state public senior secondary schools are not agreeable (x̅ = 2.396), conscientious (x̅ = 2.497), extraverted (x̅ = 2.470) and neurotic (x̅ = 2.312) but are open (x̅ = 2.539) in their personality traits. They also have low level of conceptual (x̅ = 2.497) and technical (x̅ = 2.505) competence but moderate level of interpersonal managerial competence (x̅ = 2.485).The teachers have positive (good) cognitive (x̅ = 2.619) but negative (bad) affective (x̅ = 2.233) and behavioural (x̅ = 2.465) attitudes towards teaching in the state. Findings further showed significant combine influence of principals' personality traits and managerial competence on teachers’ attitude towards teaching (F6, 1916 = 3.972; P <0.05). It also showed that predictors such as agreeableness (β = .129; t = 2.791), conscientiousness (β = .132; t = 2.812), conceptual competence (β = .126; t = 2.596), interpersonal competence (β = .078; t = 2.397) and technical competence (β = .099; t = 2.057) had significant relative influence on teachers' attitude towards teaching. There was a significant gender difference in teachers' attitude towards teaching (t = 3.103, P<.05). There was a significant difference in the responses of principals and teachers to personality traits of principals in Oyo State public secondary schools. It was recommended that training for principals should be held periodically in order to improve their managerial competence and personality trait so as to positively influence teachers' attitude toward teaching.
Keywords: Principals' Personality trait, Managerial competence, Teachers' Attitude
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Kate Turabian