IMPACT OF SELF-EFFICACY ON LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN SOUTH WEST, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated “impact of self-efficacy on leadership performance of 
secondary school principals in south-West, Nigeria”. Eight purpose of the study, 
eight research questions and six hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The 
review of related literature was done. The descriptive survey research design was 
employed for the study. The population of the study comprised of 2,273 public 
secondary school principals in South-West, Nigeria. A total of 327 Public 
Secondary school principals were sampled for the study, using stratified and 
simple random sampling techniques for both descriptive and inferential statistics 
were used in the study, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, 
t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses. 
Findings revealed that public senior secondary school principals in South-West, 
Nigeria demonstrate very strong self-efficacy and strong leadership performance, 
there is a significant relationship between self-efficacy and leadership 
performance of senior secondary school principals, no significant difference 
between the self-efficacy of male and female secondary school principals, there 
is no significant difference between the leadership performance of male and 
female secondary school principals in South-West, Nigeria. The study 
recommended, among others that secondary school principals should be 
encouraged to engage in regular reflective practice and self – assessment tools 
such as leadership journals, feedback forms, and structured self-evaluation 
instruments can help principals critically assess their leadership experiences, 
recognize achievements, and identify areas for growth.