BUSINESS STUDIES TEACHERS' PERCEPTION OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH PRINCIPALS ADOPT THREE ADMINISTRATIVE STYLES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study was intended to establish the business studies teachers' perception of the
extent in which principals in Anambra State secondary schools adopt three administrative
styles in their schools. Three research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study.
Descriptive survey design was adopted and a population of 295 business studies teachers was
used for the study. A 40-item validated questionnaire, structured on a 5-point response
options with 0.96 reliability coefficient was used for data collection. Data were analyzed with
the arithmetic mean, standard deviation andz-test at 0.05 level of significance. Findings
revealed that secondary school principals in the area of study adopt the democratic
administrative style to a high extent and adopt autocratic and laissez-faire administrative
styles to a low extent. Experience did not significantly affect respondents' opinions but gender
and school location did. Based on the findings, it was concluded that secondary school
teachers in Anambra State Nigeria should be well equipped on infrastructural facilities in
order to perform better in decision making. It was recommended, among others, that the
principals should continue to adopt democratic administrative style and also encourage their
counterparts in other states to emulate them in order to enhance teacher performance.