Principals’ Managerial Variables and Teachers’ Effectiveness in Public Secondary Schools in Jalingo Education Zone, Taraba State, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between principals’ managerial variables and teachers’ effectiveness in public secondary schools in Jalingo Education Zone, Taraba State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined the relationship between principals’ communication skills and teachers’ effectiveness and between principals’ supervision skills and teachers’ effectiveness. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population of the study comprised 835 teachers, from which a sample of 328 teachers was determined using Taro Yamane’s formula. Data were collected using two instruments: Principals’ Managerial Variables Questionnaire (PMVQ) and Teachers’ Effectiveness Questionnaire (TEQ). The reliability of the instruments was established using Cronbach’s alpha method, which yielded reliability coefficients of 0.70 for PMVQ and 0.85 for TEQ, indicating acceptable internal consistency. Data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), while regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed a strong positive relationship between principals’ communication skills and teachers’ effectiveness. The findings also revealed a positive relationship between principals’ supervision skills and teachers’ effectiveness. Regression analysis further showed that principals’ communication skills had a positive and statistically significant relationship with teachers’ effectiveness, while principals’ supervision skills also had a positive and statistically significant relationship with teachers’ effectiveness. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that principals’ managerial variables, particularly communication skills and supervision skills, are significantly related to teachers’ effectiveness in public secondary schools in Jalingo Education Zone, Taraba State. The study recommended that principals should strengthen clear, open and two-way communication with teachers and improve instructional supervision through regular, supportive and constructive feedback to enhance teachers’ professional effectiveness and the achievement of school objectives.