TEACHER PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL CULTURE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE
Keywords:
Teacher Perception,, Effect, School Culture, Secondary School, AdministrationAbstract
The study investigated teacher perception of effect of school culture on secondary school administration in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. It examined the common values prominent among secondary school teachers that constitute school culture; taken an in-depth study of effect of school culture on school administration and the role of school culture in effective school administration. Descriptive Survey design was adopted for the study with a targeted population of all secondary school teachers in Ibadan North local government. 40 secondary schools were randomly selected for the study, from which 5 teachers were also selected from each of the schools to make a total sample of 200 participants. The instrument Secondary school Administration Questionnaire” (TPESCSSAQ) with Cronbachs’ Alpha reliability coefficient value of 0.67. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and the results revealed that; a significant mean difference t= 4.122, df =200, p<0.05 existed between male and female teachers in their perception of school culture. Also, the five elements of school culture namely; Staff Support, Collaborative Leadership, Teacher Collaboration, Professional Development, and Unity of purpose significantly and jointly (R = .972, F = 668.492, P < 0.05) contributed to secondary school administrative effectiveness. Furthermore, among all elements of school culture staff support made the highest contribution to school administrative effectiveness (? = -2.311, p < 0.05) which was significant. The outcome of the study revealed that effective administration of secondary schools is the function of cultural practices inherent in secondary schools. Hence, it was recommended that Stakeholders in secondary school education should respect and support the cultural practices prevalent in secondary schools as they could influence their effective administration.
