Principals' managerial behaviour and school climate in public secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

An inconclusive school climate is inimical to the attainment of effective teaching and learning in schools. Studies have focused on issues bordering on the relationship between school climate and school effectiveness. There exist conflicting practices have contributed to the nature of school climate in secondary schools approach to the inter-relationship. This study examined principals' managerial behaviour and school climate in public secondary schools in Cross River State. One research question was answered in this study. One hypothesis was tested at the .05. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all the principals in public secondary schools in Cross River State. To principals were selected as sample for this study. Principals' managerial behaviour and school climate questionnaire (PMBSCQ) was used for data collection. The research question was answered using Mean and standard deviation, while test of hypothesis were analysed using Multiple Regression analysis at the .05 level of significance. The result of the study revealed that the nature of school climate in public secondary schools in Cross River State is negative and that principals' managerial behaviour significantly predicted the nature of school climate in the schools. Based on this result, possible recommendations were made that school leadership including principals, should adopt effective conflict management approaches, managers to be sensitive both in the external factors and internal environment and stakeholders, students and parents to participate fully in the decision-making process of the school system.

Keywords

Managerial behaviour,conflict management behaviour,decision-making behaviour.,leadership behaviour,school climate

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