Principals’ Management Strategies and Organisational Climate in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Abia State, Nigeria
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This study investigated principals’ management strategies and organisational climate in public senior secondary schools in Abia state, Nigeria. The study was guided by four research questions and three hypotheses. The study employed a descriptive correlational research design. The population of the study was made up of 15,957 Teachers. The sample size of 377 teachers was used. This was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination table. Data were gathered using Principals’ Management Strategies and Organisational Climate Questionnaire (PMSOCQ) and was validated by the experts in the field of Educational Administration and Planning. The validated copy was subjected to a reliability test, and the reliability index stood at 0.76 using Cronbach Alpha. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, mean and standard deviation for research questions and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis (r) at a 0.05 significance level for the null hypotheses. Findings indicated that Principals’ Conflict management, Stakeholder engagement and Resource management strategies enhanced school-community relations; and the extent of the organizational climate health was to a very high extent in public senior secondary schools in Abia State, Nigeria. Also, there was a significant relationship between principals’ management strategies and organisational climate in senior secondary schools in Abia State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that principals should consistently apply effective leadership strategies that promote openness, trust, and collaboration in order to further strengthen and sustain a positive organizational climate in senior secondary schools.
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