Principals' Managerial Competencies as Correlates of Administrative Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Anambra State

The study examined principals’ managerial competencies as correlates of administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study was a correlational research design. The population of the study consist 8,187 teachers comprising 1,500 males and 6,687 females in 269 public secondary schools in the six education zones in Anambra State. The sample of 819 teachers was used for the study. Multistage sampling techniques comprising proportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used for the study. Two instruments were used for data collection: Principals’ Managerial Competencies Questionnaire (PMCQ) and Principals’ Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire (PAEQ). The face validation was done using three experts. The reliability of the instrument was done using Cronbach Alpha technique and the average coefficients were established at 0.81 for PMCQ and 0.87 for PAEQ. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient statistical tool was used to answer the research questions and test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that principals’ disciplinary and communication competencies have positive and significant relationship with principals’ administrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study concluded that the principals apply managerial competencies for effective administration of public secondary schools in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the principals should apply disciplinary competencies through written caution as stated in school regulation and oral caution in disciplining erring teachers and seeking teachers’ opinion to enhance school administration effectiveness in public secondary schools in Anambra State.