SELF-EFFICACY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS PREDICTORS OF ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

The study examined self-efficacy and emotional intelligence as predictors of administrative effectiveness in secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis. Descriptive survey research design of the co relational type was adopted. The sample was 100 male and female respondents which include 20 secondary school principals and 80 vice principals, selected through purposive, stratified, and availability sampling. Data were collected using the Principal Self-Efficacy Scale by Smith, Strom, Adams (2019) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) with 0.75 reliability coefficient. Frequency and percentage was used to present demographic data and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed a significant positive relationship between self-efficacy and administrative effectiveness (r.cal. = 0.431, P0.05) and between emotional intelligence and administrative effectiveness (r.cal. = 0.210, P0.05). The study concludes that there is significant difference in the self-efficacy, emotional intelligence to the administrative effectiveness of principals .There is significant difference in the self-efficacy, emotional intelligence to the administrative effectiveness of male principals and there is significant difference in the self-efficacy, emotional intelligence to the administrative effectiveness of female principals.