ROLE OF PRINCIPALS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN NSUKKA EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
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This study investigated the role of Principals in Secondary School administration in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to: identify the various roles principals play in secondary schools’ administration, ascertain the ways principals establish discipline among students and staff and determine the ways principals enhance the performance of students and staff. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and was carried out in Nsukka Education Zone. It made use of questionnaires as the instrument for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the research questions. The researcher discovered that the major findings are that principals’ roles include instructional supervision, planning, discipline enforcement, management of fa cilities and fund; that establishment of discipline involves rules/regulations, disciplinary committee, assignment of form teacher and appointment of students’ functionaries; that enhancement of performance calls for in-service training, carrying teachers along in decision making and positive rein enforcement. The researcher concluded that discipline begins with the principals if it is to be enforced to teachers and students through rules and regulations, setting up disciplinary committee and functionaries, and assigning form teachers. Hence the principal must be a role model. It was recommended among other things that All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCORPSS) should always organized training/workshop for principals and principals – to – be
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