EXAMINING CRISIS MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS IN LAGOS PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

Effective school leadership is a critical factor that enhances school effectiveness, change, and innovation in achieving educational goals. The study examined crisis management approaches, challenges, and leadership effectiveness in Lagos public secondary schools. Three research questions guided the study. A correlation research design was used for the study. The target population 
comprised all secondary school teachers in senior secondary schools in Ojo Lagos Government Area of Lagos State. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 20 teachers from 5 secondary schools in the same local government. Self-structured Examining Crisis Management Approaches and Leadership Effectiveness Questionnaire (ECMALEQ) was used to generate data. The 
instrument comprised 20 close-ended items with responses on a modified Likert scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD) respectively. All positive responses were scored normally as negative items were scored reversed. The scale was content validated by two experts in the Department of Educational Management, Lagos State University of Education, 
LASUED. Through Cronbach alpha reliability form, an r-value of 0.809 was obtained which means that the instrument was suitable for the study. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and Correlation analysis were used to analyse data and tested at a 0.05 significant level. The findings reveal that crisis management strategies and leadership styles affect effective leadership in Lagos 
public secondary schools. It concluded that the ability to apply crisis management approaches effectively is a prerequisite for aspiring educational leaders, especially among secondary school teachers. The study then recommended that crisis management courses should be made compulsory for both prospective leaders and active heads of departments and organizations.