PRINCIPALS’ PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the principals’ promotional strategies for improving teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Anambra state. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consists of 203 principals in the 203 public secondary schools in Anambra State. There was no need for sampling since the population was not large but manageable by the researcher. Well-structured questionnaire designed by the researchers was the instrument used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by three experts, two in the Department of Educational Management and policy and the other one in the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, all from Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Cronbach alpha was considered appropriate in order to determine the internal consistency of the instrument. The researchers together with research assistants administered the instrument. Mean rating and standard deviation was used for data analysis. The findings of the study showed that promotion strategies were used to influence teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Anambra State. It therefore recommended among others that state government should promote teachers as and when due as a way of motivating the teachers to continue with their good job performances for the benefit the students in the teaching and learning process.