ODOH, EMMANUEL O. AND IKORO, STANLEY I. (Ph.D.)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOUNDATION, EBONYI STATE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO.
Abstract.
This study was on finding out the proficiency needs of Principals of Public Secondary Schools in Staff Management and Instructional Supervision of teachers for improved academic performance of Public Secondary School students in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Two research questions were developed for the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The sample size of the study was 414 senior secondary schools teachers. A 30-item questionnaire was developed and used for data collection. The data collected was analyzed using frequency, percentage and mean percentage scores to answer the research questions. From the findings, it were discovered that the Public Secondary School Principals in Ebonyi State had low proficiency in staff management and instructional supervisions of their various schools as rated by the senior secondary school teachers. Impliedly the principals needed improvement. In view of these facts, it was therefore recommended that the findings of this study be properly utilized in organizing training and retraining program in form of workshops, seminars or induction courses for public secondary school principals, in other to improve the tone of the schools and the academic performance of the students in particular.
Keywords: Secondary School, Proficiency, Instructional Supervision, and Improvement.
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