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Educational Management and Application of Character in Organisational Leadership in Secondary Schools in Rivers State

Rosemary Olachi NWOGU, Chisa Peace Amemtenaan

Abstract


The study examined educational management and application of character in organizational leadership in secondary schools in Rivers State. The concept of educational management, character in organization, organisational leadership and secondary school were addressed. Also discussed are how to use educational management in secondary schools for character display, the process of reengineering organizational leadership, some challenges facing organizational character and it was concluded that adequate character in organizational leadership is vital for progress. Then these were recommended that those to be recommended to the position of leadership should be people who have grown through the ranks to becoming leaders, it is necessary that government officials’ interference be drastically reduced in the appointment of person into position of secondary school management, the government should put the required mechanism in place to end corruption in the secondary school service system to uphold higher values, educational managers should be made to through legislation adopt proven research findings in their operation and educational managers in secondary school system should ensure purposeful leadership in their operations such that encourage novelty

Keywords


Educational management; character; leadership; school

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