Principals' Quality Control Measures for Effective Teachers' Job Performance in Ogoja Educational Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria

The study investigated principals’ quality control measures for effective teachers’ job performance in Ogoja Educational Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study and four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 2,006 respondents made up of 91 principals and 1,915 teachers in the 91 public secondary schools in Ogoja Education Zone. The sample for this study consisted of 429 respondents (46 principals and 383 teachers) drawn using proportionate stratified sampling technique. A structured questionnaire titled “Principals’ Quality Control Measures for Effective Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (PQCMETJPQ)” was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts, two from the Department of Educational Management and Planning, and one from Test and Measurement Department, all from Federal College of Education, Obudu. Cronbach alpha was used for a test of internal consistency of the instrument which yielded overall coefficient of 0.79. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and t-test to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed among others that principals apply strategic planning and instructional supervision measures for effective teachers’ job performance in Ogoja Educational Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was also found out that principals do not apply performance appraisal and professional development measures for effective teachers’ job performance in Ogoja Educational Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that principals should establish quality control units in secondary schools to engage in staff performance appraisal and professional development for effective teachers’ job performance.