Situational Factors and Principals’ Administrative Effectiveness in Ondo and Ekiti States, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the situational factors and principal administrative effectiveness in Akure North/South and Ikere Local Government Areas of Ondo and Ekiti States respectively in Nigeria. The views of researchers and scholars on situational leadership were briefly discussed as it affects the leadership effectiveness in the school system. Based on this, four research questions were raised to direct the study and three hypotheses were formulated. The Descriptive Research design was used to carry out this study. The population for this study consisted of all the principals and teachers of public secondary schools in Akure North/South and Ikere Local Government Areas of Ondo and Ekiti States respectively. A total number of twenty five (25) principals and two hundred and fifty (250) teachers were selected for this study using proportionate random sampling technique. Data were collected with two sets of questionnaires designated Principals Demographic Inventory (PDI) for principals and Principals Effectiveness Inventory (PEI) for the teachers. The hypotheses generated for the study were tested using t-test at 0.05 levelof significance. The results showed that no significant difference existed in the administrative effectiveness of principals based on school location and mode of communication. The paper recommends that principals in large schools should coordinate the activities of their vice- principals to ensure smooth and effective administration of secondary school system in Nigeria