Principal Leadership Styles, Decision-making Skills and Communication Forms as Determinants of Public Senior Secondary Schools Administrative Effectiveness in Oyo State

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dc.contributor.authorFelicia Adekemi OPATUNDE
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-23T13:17:55Z
dc.date.available2024-07-23T13:17:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.abstractPublic secondary school principals in Oyo State, Nigeria, have been criticized for their ineffectiveness, evidenced by low teacher engagement, poor record-keeping, and low academic achievement among students. Poor working conditions, insufficient staffing, inadequate funding, and unfavorable government policies have been identified as the main challenges facing principals in the discharge of their duties. However, little research has been conducted on the influence of leadership styles, decision-making skills, and communication forms on the administrative effectiveness of secondary school principals in Oyo State. This study investigated the influence of these factors on the administrative effectiveness of public senior secondary school principals in Oyo State. The study used a survey research design, and the population included all 14,402 teachers and 629 principals in the 629 public secondary schools in Oyo State. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 4,204 teachers and all principals in the sampled schools. Teachers Questionnaire (TEQ) (α = 0.951) and Principal Interview (PI) were used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to answer research questions and test hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The results showed a significant combined influence of leadership styles, decision-making skills, and communication forms on the administrative effectiveness of public secondary school principals in Oyo State (F (3,3917)) = (21723.35); (Adj. R 2 = 0.923, p < 0.05). There was a significant relative influence of these factors on the administrative effectiveness of principals. There were significant differences in communication forms (t = 2.318, p < 0.05), decision-making skills (t = 5.048, p < 0.05), and administrative effectiveness (t = 5.435, p < 0.05) between male and female principals in secondary schools, Oyo State. Public secondary school principals in Oyo State should focus on developing effective leadership styles, decision-making skills, and communication forms to enhance their administrative effectiveness. Keywords: Principal Leadership Styles, Decision-making Skills, Communication Forms, Administrative Effectiveness Word Count: 296
dc.identifier.citationKate Turabian
dc.identifier.otherPh.D
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.lcu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/654
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLead City University
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPh.D
dc.subjectPrincipal Leadership Styles
dc.subjectDecision-making Skills
dc.subjectCommunication Forms
dc.subjectAdministrative Effectiveness
dc.titlePrincipal Leadership Styles, Decision-making Skills and Communication Forms as Determinants of Public Senior Secondary Schools Administrative Effectiveness in Oyo State
dc.typeThesis

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