INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ STAFF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION ON STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL

Abstract

This study examined the influence of principal’s staff personnel in the public secondary schools in Imo State. The descriptive survey design was employed in this study. Three research questions guided the study. The population of the study is made up of 5,047 teachers in Imo State Public Secondary School. The proportionate random sampling technique was adopted in the selection of this sample size of 250 respondents. A researcher – made rating scale was constructed to collect the data. The instrument was validated by three experts. Reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha method with alpha coefficients of 0.78. Data was analysed using mean. The findings showed that staff personnel administration of such as recruitment and selection of teachers, staff motivation and training of staff/teachers enhances academic performance of public secondary schools in Imo State. The study recommends among others that government should recruit qualified adequate members of teachers. The teachers should be promoted as at when due, this will aid the teachers to put in their best and increase the students' academic performance in the public secondary school in Imo State.