PRINCIPAL’S MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES AND TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NASARAWA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, NIGERIA

The study assessed the relationship between principal’s managerial competencies and teachers’ job performance in senior secondary schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Nigeria. The research design used for this study was cross-sectional survey research design. The total population of the study consisted of 2829 teachers. The sample size of the study consisted of 605 respondents. The instrument used for data collection was the ‘Teachers’ Questionnaire on the Influence of Principal’s Managerial Competencies on Teachers’ Job Performance (TQIPMCTJP)”’. The instrument was duly validated and it yielded 0.68 as logical validity index. The instrument was pilot tested and the coefficient of internal consistency of 0.75 was obtained. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while Pearson’s product moment correlation was used to test all the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between principals’ communication skills and teachers’ job performance in public senior secondary schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial District and there is a significant relationship between principals’ supervisory skills and teachers’ job performance in public senior secondary schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial District The study recommended that principals of secondary schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial District of Nasarawa State need to be subjected to participate in compulsory training programmes to be organized by the various Area Inspectorate Offices to help principals to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills needed for proper communication and interaction with teachers to enhance their teaching effectively.