Management Competence of School Heads and Performance of Teachers

AUTHOR(S)

Edwin C. Predes

ABSTRACT

The study aimed to determine the significant relationship between the management competence of school heads and the performance of teachers. Utilizing the descriptive-correlational research design for an in-depth analysis of the study, the researcher used the 24-items researcher-made instrument entitled “Principals’ Managerial Competencies for Effective Management of School Resources Questionnaire (PMCEMSRQ)” used by Akinfolarin Akinwale Victor in his study on Analysis of Principal’s Managerial Competencies of School Resources in Secondary Schools in Anambra State, Nigeria and at the same time the researcher collected the Individual Performance Commitment and Review Form (IPCRF) rating of the teachers. Simple Percentage, Weighted Mean and Pearson r were the statistical tools used. The researcher found out that the level of management competence of human, material and financial resources is high while teachers’ performance is very satisfactory. The data revealed a significant relationship between the management competence of school heads and teachers’ performance. Thus, school heads management competence affects the performance of the teachers.