Management Performance of Public Secondary School Administrators in Their Core Functions

Abstract

Introduction

Effective schools do not happen by chance. It is the responsibility of school administrators to create effective educational institutions when meaningful learning takes place. They are designed and maintained by educational leaders who possess an understanding of factors that contribute to organizational effectiveness. One salient factor is the management performance of school administrators who steer the school toward the achievement of vision, mission, and goals of the institution. This study determined the level of management performance of public secondary school administrators.

Methods

The descriptive-correlation method of research was used in this study which is the most appropriate method to use to answer the specific problems raised in this study. The focus was on 202 within six (6) Public Secondary Schools Administrators.

Results

In the light of the findings of the study, the following conclusions weredrawn 1) The respondents’ school administrators have adequate educational qualifications thereby making them effective in their supervisory and administrative functions 2) The management performance of public secondary school administrators is influencedby their very satisfactory supervisory and administrative functions 3) The respondents’ school administrators are comparable in their level of management performance when compared across their profile variables except in the number of teachers supervised and the number of dropouts. 4) The profile variables of the respondents, except the number of teachers supervised, the number of dropouts and personality type are not associated with the levels of management performance.

Discussions

Based on the findings and conclusions derived from this study, the following recommendations are hereby presented 1) The public school administrators should take their initiatives to further hone their professional upgrading by completing their master degree 2) The very satisfactory supervisory and administrative functions of school administrators should be sustained and maintained 3) The PSSA should exert more effort upgrade their management performance along their core functions, supervisory and administrative functions. 4) Further studies should be conducted on the levels of management performance of public secondary principals in a wider scope using the variables which are not included in this study.