INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATION CLIMATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATION CLIMATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2021-12
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YAHAYA, Aisha
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This study assessed the Influence of Organization Climate on Effective Management of
Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study specifically accessed the influence of
open, autonomous, controlled, familiar, paternal and closed organizational climates on effective
management of secondary schools in Kaduna State. Research questions and hypotheses were
formulated in line with the objectives of the study. Related literature was reviewed in relation to
the variables in the objectives. The Design of the study was descriptive survey and the total
population was 10,048 consisting of 9,179 teachers, 525 principals and 344 school inspectors.
The sample size was 370 respondents which comprised 338 teachers, 19 principals and 13
inspectors across the 23 local government areas of Kaduna state. The instrument used for data
collection was structured questionnaire, which was made up of 5 constructs covering the six
organizational climatesinvestigated; all the constructs were designed using Likert’s scales of
five-points. The instrument was pilot tested and data obtained from the pilot study was analyzed
using test re-test method. To give the general description of data, frequency tables, mean and
standard deviation were used. To test the six formulated null hypotheses, ANOVA statistics tool
was used. Hypotheses 1, 2 & 5 were rejected showing that there was significant difference in the
opinions of the respondents, while hypotheses 3, 4 & 6 were retained showing that there was no
significant difference in the opinions of respondents that participated in the study. The major
findings of this study highlighted that management staff in the study area give room for teachers
and students to express themselves in the management of schools.The study recommended that
open organizational climate whereby the management staff practice democratic types of
leadership in dealing with both the teachers and the students should be practice in secondary
schools in the study area. The study concluded that, there was adequate use of team work
between stakeholders in the study area, the principal always encourages cooperation and assists
others to work as team in order to achieve the goal of the school.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA