Impact of Decision Making on Planning and Organization Processes in Public Secondary Schools in Kaduna State

Abstract

The study evaluated decision making process in secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. The study was conducted with two objectives which are to: evaluate the opinions of principals and teachers on the impact of decision making on planning process in secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State; investigate the opinions of principals and teachers on the impact of decision making on organising staff and students in secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was made up of 48 principals and 1567 teachers in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. A sample size of 10 principals and 306 teachers were sampled making the total of 316 respondents used in the study. A validated instrument tagged “Evaluation of Decision Making Process Questionnaire (EDMPQ)†was used for data collection in the study. The instrument was pilot tested. The reliability co-efficient of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha statistics and a reliability coefficient of 0.78 was obtained. Data collected in the study was analysed using appropriate statistical tools in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. The research questions were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency, mean and standard deviation while Chi-square (c²) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed among which are that decision making had impact on planning process in secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. Also, decision making had impact on organising staff and students in secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone, Kaduna State. Recommendations were made to include that the school principal should adopt appropriate leadership style which will encourage the participation of parents and teachers on decision making processes.