Administrators’ Competencies and School Effectiveness in Osun State Secondary Schools

Abstract

School administrators are key personnel in schools in Nigeria. Primarily in Nigeria, the appointment of administrators is based on specific criteria considered by the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. This study analyses administrator competency and school effectiveness in Osun State secondary schools in three educational districts in Osun State. This type of research is survey research with a descriptive research design. The study population was 278, consisting of randomly selected principals, deputy principals and heads of departments in selected secondary schools in Osun State. The methods used to collect data are observation and questionnaires. The collected data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and Pearson product movement correlation and hypotheses were tested at a significance level of 0.05. The research results show a significant relationship between administrator leadership competence, personnel competence, financial competence, communication competence, supervision competence and school effectiveness. It recommends an adequate national standards framework for school administrators in addition to qualifications, educational administrator training stages such as internships and educational sciences and an attached table for assignment arrangements. Administrators must be aware of changes and innovations in educational administration in the 21st century to effectively carry out their administrative duties.