Innovative Management Strategies on Public Secondary School Goal Attainment in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State

Abstract

This paper explores the extent to which innovative management strategies relate to secondary school goal attainment in Cross River State. A survey research design was adopted for the study, and three research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The population comprised all 87 public secondary schools in the area. 132 respondents (principals and vice) were selected using stratified and simple sampling techniques. Data collection was done using a questionnaire titled: Innovative Management Strategies and Goal Attainment Questionnaire (IMSGAQ) developed by the researchers and validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability value of r = 0.81 was obtained using Cronbach’s alpha method. Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis was used for data analysis. The result revealed that clinical supervision, knowledge management, and ICT significantly relate to goal attainment in secondary schools. It was therefore recommended among others that school administrators be encouraged to utilize clinical supervisory strategy to create a feeling of trust and common purpose between supervisors and teachers. As well as build skills in teachers for monitoring classroom behaviors and enhancing their productivity.