An Empirical Comperism Of School Achievement Between Unity And Non-Unity Schools In The North Western Senetorial District Of Nigeria: The Role Of Principals And Teachers Leadership Accountability
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The results of this study revealed that the leadership styles of principals and teachers engagement in Kaduna state secondary schools can effectively influence schools achievement and students’ academic performance. Researchers all over the world have pointed out that principal-teacher accountability is a vital tool in achieving a viable academic achievement. The purpose of the study is to investigate how a principal can use his efficiency as a leader to supervise his teacher’s class room effectiveness for students’ academic achievement in Kaduna state secondary schools Nigeria. As domestic workers principals are expected to portray the highest assurance in the administration of secondary schools as this will lead to the realization of excellence in educational pursuit. The paper critically pointed out that if secondary education is of good value, meticulous students will be conceded into tertiary institutions of learning and in due course, competent graduates will be produced who will work in different capacities. This research is limited to Secondary schools and their principals in Kaduna State. The MLQ
5x developed by (Bass & Avolio, 1996) was used as the instrument to measure the Leadership ability of the principal and teachers, with the teachers serving as perceived respondents.The population of the study was 400 in which 330 were duly completed and returned with 300 free of problems and fit for analysis. Educated Labour force is, however competent of implementing government’s policies in a more operative and efficient manner. The research employs descriptive research analysis to analyse principals’ and Teacher accountability in Kaduna State secondary schools. The results showed pleasing principal’s-teacher’s efficiency and accountability. The researcher therefore suggested that the government should strengthen efforts and provide more suitable means or method, including incentive and continual training and re-training of the principals and Teachers in order to sustain the measure as this will give assurance for
the fulfilment of the wanted quality education and then effective application of government policies will work as desired.
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