INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL-BASED DECISION-MAKING ON ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of school-based decision-making and administrative effectiveness of senior secondary school principals in Lagos State, Nigeria.  research questions were raised and answered and one hypothesis was formulated and tested. Population for this study consisted of all Principals, Vice Principals, and teachers from 327 Public Senior Secondary Schools in the six Education Districts of Lagos State. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 101 principals and 101 vice principals, while simple random sampling technique was used to choose 505 teachers. 707 total respondents participated in this study. Instruments used in collecting data were Administrative Effectiveness of Secondary School Principals Questionnaire (AESSPQ) (r = 0.812) and School-based Decision-making Questionnaire (S_bDMQ) (r = 0.842). Instruments were also subjected to validity testing and taken through a pilot study. Findings of the study revealed that school-based decision-making does not significantly relate with administrative effectiveness of public senior secondary school principals in Lagos State, Nigeria (r = -.059, ρ < 0.05); The study concluded that school-based decision-making do not necessarily lead to administrative effectiveness of public senior secondary school principals. Hence, it was recommended among others that principals and staff should be given necessary resources to effectively engage in school-based decision-making.