Principals? Task Areas and Administrative Effectiveness in Missionary Secondary Schools: A Study of South-East Nigerian

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@article{1707911,
      author = {Nebo C. Lilian, Prof. B. E Afianmagbon},
      title = {Principals? Task Areas and Administrative Effectiveness in Missionary Secondary Schools: A Study of South-East Nigerian},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {8},
      number = {10},
      pages = {905-918},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1707911.pdf},
      abstract = {This study examined the relationship between principals? task areas and their administrative effectiveness in missionary secondary schools across the South-East states of Nigeria. Two research questions and hypotheses guided the study. Correlational design was employed while the population if the study consists of all the teachers of the missionary secondary school in the south-east Anchored on the systems theory of management, the study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A 10% of the population was used to select a sample of principals and teachers from missionary secondary schools across the five states of the South-East geopolitical zone. Data were collected through a Sefl structured ?Task Areas Questionnaire (TAQ) and Administrative Effectiveness of Principal Questionnaire (AEPQ)? The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between principals? engagement in task areas and their administrative effectiveness. Notably, instructional leadership and staff supervision emerged as the most influential domains, while financial management and community relations showed varying levels of impact across schools. The study highlights the unique challenges and expectations placed on principals in missionary settings, particularly the need to balance academic excellence with religious and moral obligations. Based on the findings, the study recommends targeted capacity-building programs for missionary school principals, contextual leadership training aligned with faith-based values, and policy reforms that recognize the distinctive administrative environment of missionary secondary schools. These measures are essential to enhance the effectiveness of school leadership and, by extension, educational outcomes in the region.},
      month = {April},
  }