PRINCIPALS’ SELF-MOTIVATION AND COMMUNICATION SUPERVISORY SKILLS ON TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OWERRI MUNICIPAL IMO STATE

Abstract

The study adopted a survey design with focus on principals’ self-motivation and communication supervisory skills on teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Owerri Municipal Imo State. The population of the study consist of 964 teachers and the sample used was 164 respondents. Two research questions guided the study with a researcher-developed instrument entitled, “principals’ self-motivation and communication supervisory skills on teachers’ job performance” (PSMCSSTJP) was used to generate data.  Mean, Standard deviation was used to answer the research questions. The result revealed that principals’ self-motivation and communication supervisory skills influence teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Owerri Municipal Imo State. Based on these findings, the researchers recommended among others that principals should be liberal in teacher motivation and employ effective communication style for better teacher output.