Assessment of Administrative Skills of Principal of Secondary School
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study are;
- To ascertain the managerial skill of the principal
- To examine the principals’ administrative roles for teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools.
- To assess role performance of principals on interpersonal relationship in secondary schools
- To examine role performance of principals on decision-making process in secondary schools
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Conceptual Framework
Assessment
Assessment is the process of documenting, usually in measurable terms, knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs. Assessment is an action which determines the importance, size or value to something. According to Barbara (2004) assessment is the systematic collection of information about student learning, using the time, knowledge, expertise and resources available, in order to inform decision about how to improve learning. Furthermore, assessment is a process of seeking the best available indicator to see if goals are being met. This includes field specific and professional judgments about learning outcomes which are used to inform departmental and institutional decision. According to him, assessment means basing decisions about curriculum, pedagogy, staffing, advising and student support upon the best possible data about learning and the factors that affect it. Similarly, Palomba and Banta (1999) defined assessment as a systematic collection, review and use of information about educational programmes undertaken for the purpose of improving student learning and development. In line with the above assumptions, Shepherd and Godiwin (2004) stated that assessment is the term generically used to describe quizzes, test, surveys and examinations. Furthermore, assessment is any systematic method of obtaining evidence from posing questions to draw inferences about the knowledge, attitudes and other characteristics. 16 According to Roger (1997) assessment is associated with institutional effectiveness and related to questions about positive change and improvement in the institution. In accordance with the above assertion, Frye (2006) stated that “when we assess our performance, it is assessment, when others assess our performance, it is accountability. That is to say assessment is a set of initiative we take to monitor the results of our actions and improve ourselves, accountability is a set of initiatives other take to monitor the results of our actions and to penalize or reward us based on the outcomes. Furthermore, assessment is not an end in itself but a vehicle for improvement education. Assessment is at the continuing improvement of student development and is generally consistent with a value added concept of education and rationale for having better programmes to ensure better students‟ learning outcomes.
The concept of Education
Education is the key instrument for empowering individuals in any society and that basic education is the foundation for lifelong learning and human development. According to the National Policy on Education of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2004), education is the best instrument for carrying out national development.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to assessment of administrative skills of principal of secondary school
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
Primary source and Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain assessment of administrative skills of principal of secondary school
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of administrative skills of principal of secondary school
Summary
This study was on assessment of administrative skills of principal of secondary school. Four objectives were raised which included: To ascertain the managerial skill of the principal, to examine the principals’ administrative roles for teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools, to assess role performance of principals on interpersonal relationship in secondary schools, to examine role performance of principals on decision-making process in secondary schools. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary school in Oredo local government of Edo state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made up principal, vice principal adm, senior staff and junior staff were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
It is worth noting that the study clearly established that role performance of principals in secondary schools has been achieved on interpersonal relationship, staff development and maintenance of discipline in the schools. On the other hand, role performance of principals in secondary schools has not been actualized on record management, school-community relationship, communication, decision-making process, maintenance of school facilities and internal supervision. This is not cheering at all, the mandate of Nigerian secondary schools is to train future leaders and therefore there is need for proper role performance of principals that will enable students acquire knowledge that will bring about change which will manifest in their skills, attitudes, values, beliefs, quality and proficiencies in communicating the desirable knowledge
Recommendation
- School principals should endeavour to promote interpersonal relationship within and outside the school by forging acquaintance and getting to know each other.
- Principals and classroom administrators should develop a positive attitude towards record keeping. For instance, at school level, a seminar on record keeping should be held and samples of all records should be made available for teachers. Through this method records such as log-book and punishment book which are usually kept in the principal’s office, would be seen and handled by younger teachers. In addition, teachers should acquire knowledge on modern methods of record keeping which are made available through modern information technology. Also school authorities and wealthy individuals should provide facilities that are required for record keeping. From example, record books, files, audio and visual equipments should be provided in sufficient quantity with storage facilities which will enhance safety of the records from theft, mutilation and destruction. Accessibility to records by unauthorized persons, should be avoided in all schools.
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