slugPrincipals’ Administrative Effectiveness and Staff Productivity in Selected Secondary School in South West Region, Cameroon
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Management - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
The study investigates administrative effectiveness and their managerial implications towards staff productivity in terms of managing human and material resources, interpersonal relationship, managing school finance, discipline and motivation of staff. Two hypotheses were isolated and the researcher adopted ex-post-facto for the study. The researcher made an instrument known as Principals’ Administrative Effectiveness and Staff Descriptive Questionnaire (PAESDQ) to illicit data, using the questionnaire of a 4-point Likert scale from 300 respondents or sample population drawn from the selected secondary schools in the targeted Region for the study and a stratified random sampling technique was used .The data were analyzed using independent t-test. The result of the study showed that principals administrative effectiveness was significantly positive in terms of interpersonal relationship, managing school finance and motivation of staff but significantly negative in managing human and material resources. However, principals administrative effectiveness was not contingent on their sexes that is male or female in terms of the variables used or isolated out for the study towards staff productivity in South-West Region of Cameroon Males principals proved more efficient than their female counterparts in terms of administrative effectiveness in all the variables isolated for the study .Some profile recommendations made included that principals’ appointment should be based on administration or managerial qualification(s) and experience. Induction courses should be organized for those promoted to the rank of principals, to acquaint with simple ethics of management and administration of human beings Fresher’s or those from higher institutions of learning should not be appointed yet until after some years of practical experience, hence it is the best teacher. Political sentiments should not be found at the corridors of those saddled with this responsibility. Principals should be encouraged by motivating them in terms of incentives as grass-root administrators for effectiveness since they are representatives of both the Regional Delegate of Ministry of Education and the Minister of Education in their respective secondary schools in South-West Region in particular and those in other Regions’ secondary schools throughout the country in general. Fresher’s (i.e. newly employed teachers) from Higher Teachers’ Training Colleges posted to secondary schools in South-West Region and elsewhere in the country should be motivated so that they should not make teaching profession as stepping stone to other jobs which are more lucrative This will improve staff productivity in secondary schools in South-West Region in particular and the country at large.
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Joseph Besong Besong
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