E-GOVERNANCE AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION: THE FUTURE OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

The study focused on e-governance and school administration: the future of educational leadership in public secondary schools, Uyo Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. Survey research design was applied by the researchers to sample the representatives from the population for the study. The population of the study was 3,378 teachers. The sample of the study was 800 teachers (to assess eighty-six principals from eighty six secondary schools in Uyo Senatorial District Akwa Ibom State). From (Akwa Ibom Secondary School Education Board (AKSSEB), population article-population figure on JSS & SSS, 2019-2020). The Sample of the study was selected through random sampling technique. The instrument for the study was validated by experts in the Department of Educational Foundations, Guidance and Counselling, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The reliability of the instrument was carried out by conducting a pilot study, t-test method was used to collate data for analysis. The reliability coefficient index of 0.76 was obtained by using Pearson Correlation Moment coefficient and Spearman RHO Rank Order Correlation coefficient statistics. Mean statistics was used to analyse the research questions. The findings of the study proved that principals did not use e-governance practices to improve school administration and that they did not also ensure their future leadership expertise by relating e-governance implementation with educational administrative outcomes. Based on the findings of the study the researchers recommended that principals should avail themselves with training in e-governance to learn its practices which include: using digital record keeping and automation for attendance, for staff development, time tabling, and examination record preparation to reduce paper work stress and errors etcetera. The state government should hire computer experts to train the principals to be able to relate e-governance implementation with educational administrative outcomes to achieve future leadership expertise.