Time Management as a Predictive Measure of Secondary School Principals’ Managerial Effectiveness in Southwest Nigeria

Abstract

Time is the scarcest resource in the universe in which same amount of it is given to individuals without prejudice to their status. Hence, its utilization determines organizational success or otherwise. As the chief manager of secondary schools, ability of the principal in managing his time as well as that of his teachers and students goes a long way in predicting the success or otherwise of school goals, which could in turn enhance or hinder his managerial effectiveness. This study   therefore examined time management as a predictive measure of secondary school principals’ managerial effectiveness in Southwest Nigeria. The descriptive research design of the survey type was used for the study. 80, 291 secondary school teachers in Southwest Nigeria were the population for the study. A sample of 2,040 teachers was selected from 102 Secondary Schools in 17 local Government Areas from 3 States in Southwest Nigeria through random, proportionate and stratified sampling techniques. Information was obtained from the sample through the use of a self-developed instrument   tagged “The Prediction of time Management on Principals’ Managerial Effectiveness Questionnaire”. The instrument was validated with a reliability coefficient of 0.85. The hypothesis was tested with Regression Analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that secondary school principals in Southwest Nigeria were effective in time management. Result also suggested that management of teachers’ time is the best predictor while management of students’ time is the least predictor of principals’ managerial effectiveness. Based on the findings, it was concluded that time management, especially teachers’ time is a predictor of secondary school principals’ managerial effectiveness. Hence, it was recommended that principals should be encouraged to improve upon their managerial effectiveness from being effective to highly effective. It was also recommended that principals should frequently be encouraged by their employer to maintain management of teachers’ time in order to continually enhance attainment of school goals.

Keywords: Time, Time Management, Principals and Managerial Effectiveness.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-26-14

Publication date:September 30^th 2020