100 Staff Development Programmes, Decision-making Styles and Administrative Effectiveness of Public Secondary Schools Principals in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of Staff Development Programmes and
Decision-making Styles on the Administrative Effectiveness of Public
Secondary School Principals in Oyo State, Nigeria. A descriptive research
design was adopted, and the population comprised 11,732 teachers in the
public secondary schools (324) in Oyo State, Nigeria. 2,726 respondents were
selected with multistage sampling technique. Three research questions were
answered, while six hypotheses were tested. A self-developed questionnaire
was used for data collection. The results indicated that the principals in Oyo
State engage in moderate administrative effectiveness (x? = 2.68). The most
available Staff Development Programme is seminar. Based on the data
provided, the frequency, in percentage for the mostly used decision-making
styles, it was observed that public secondary school principals tend to adopt
directive style most often 39%. There is a significant combined influence of
decision-making styles and staff development Programmes on public
secondary school principals' administrative effectiveness in Oyo State (F =
539.376, P < 0.05; R2=0.439). Efforts should be made to ensure appropriate
decision-making style and staff development Programmes among public
secondary school principals in Oyo State.