TEACHERS’ PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING AND PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN DELTA STATE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

The paper investigated teachers’ participation in decision making and principals’ administrative effectiveness in Delta State public secondary schools. The study was however delimited to Delta South Senatorial District. The paper employed a descriptive survey research design with a population of 4412 teachers and 116 principals in the 116 public secondary schools in Delta South Senatorial District. The sample size of the study comprised 174 teachers and 58 principals from the public secondary schools which represented 50% of the population. Three (3) teachers per sampled school was purposively selected to assess the principals. The multi stage sampling procedure was used to select the sample size using the random sampling technique. The data collected using research questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean scores and standard deviations while the hypotheses were tested using the Fishers Z- Test. Findings revealed that the levels of teachers’ participation in decision making and principals’ administrative effectiveness were high. While the study revealed a no significant relationship between teachers’ participation in decision making and principals’ administrative effectiveness and also based on the sex of the teachers, there was a significant relationship based on principals’ experience. It was therefore recommended that a continuous training be organized for teachers and principals to sharpen their skills in decision making and administrative effectiveness, schools should create more structured opportunities for teachers to participate in decision-making, ensuring their views are considered in administrative matters irrespective of their sex and experience should be considered in the selection of principals.

DOI:                https://doie.org/10.10318/SER.2026734101