PRINCIPALS' TIME MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA.

This study investigated the relationship between principals’ time management practices andadministrative effectiveness in public secondary schools in Edo state. Two research questions wereraised to guide the study, one was answered, while one was hypothesised and tested at a 0.05 level ofsignificance. The study adopted a descriptive survey based on a correlational design. The studypopulation comprised 617 principals in public junior and senior secondary schools in Edo State. Astratified random sampling technique was used in the selection of 122 principals representing 20% ofthe population. Two sets of questionnaires were used to collect data for the study. The first instrumentwas titled: “Principals’ Time Management Practices Questionnaire” (PTMPQ) while the secondinstrument was titled “Principals’ Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire” (PAEQ). The contentvalidity of the instruments was determined by the expert judgment of three experts in the Faculty ofEducation, University of Benin. The internal consistency reliability test was used to establish thereliability of the questionnaires and Cronbach alpha coefficients of 0.81 and 0.89 respectively wereobtained. Data collected were analyzed using mean, percentage, frequency and standard deviation toanswer the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used todetermine a relationship. The findings revealed that the level of principals’ administrative effectivenesswas moderate. There was a significant relationship between principals’ time management practices andlevel of administrative effectiveness. Based on these findings, it was concluded that proper timemanagement is vital for the effective administration of schools.