CREATING AWARENESS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THROUGH EFFECTIVE STAFF MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE

FLORENCE O CHUU-UZOMAH

CREATING AWARENESS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THROUGH EFFECTIVE STAFF MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE

FLORENCE O CHUU-UZOMAH

Abstract

The thematic trust of the study was Creating awareness of transformational leadership through effective staff management in secondary schools im Rivers state. It is a descriptive study. The population consisted of seven thousand six hundred and nineteen (7,619) teachers of government owned senior secondary schools in Rivers state. Stratified random sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of two hundred and thirty six ( 236) teachers. Instrument for data collection was a 20- itemed structured questionnaire, ' Creating Awareness of Transformational Leadership through Effective Staff Management Questionnaire (CATLESMQ), with a reliability index of 0.86. Data was analysed using the mean and rank order while the z-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study include creating a climate of trust and confidence, encouraging team work spirit among staff adhering to work ethics as stipulated, among others. The study made some suggestions which include that school administrators should a create a climate of trust and confidence where staff are seen as colleagues and partners in progress, promote team spirit among staff place challenges that encourage staff development, among others.

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