Impact of Principals’ Leadership for Effective Teaching Delivery in Senior Secondary Schools in Bauchi State

Hindu Abubakar, Nafisatu Abdulkadir

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The investigated the impact of principals’ leadership for effective teaching delivery in Senior Secondary Schools in Bauchi State. Two (2) research questions were formulated to guide the study. The study was confined to Bauchi State Public Senior Secondary Schools. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was four thousand nine hundred and thirty (4, 930) principals and teachers. A research advisor (2006) was used to determine the sample value of three hundred and forty six (346) principals and teachers. Direct delivery and retrieval method was used for data collection. Questionnaire was used and it has reliability index of 0.77. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The opinions of respondents on planning indicated small extent which was rejected, the respondents’ opinions on supervision was moderate extent which was accepted, the opinions of respondents on school plant maintenance is small extent which was rejected, and the respondents’ opinions on funds management was small extent which was equally rejected. The researcher recommended that proper planning; effective supervision, good maintenance culture and prudent financial management should be adhered to by the principals.

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