Principals’ Leadership Function and Teachers’ Role of Record-Keeping in Missionary Secondary Schools in Plateau State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between principals’ leadership function and teachers’ role of record-keeping at missionary secondary schools in Plateau State, Nigeria. The study sought to ascertain the level of principals’ leadership function, the effectiveness of teachers’ role of record-keeping, and the significant relationship between principals’ leadership function and teachers’ role of record-keeping. A cross-sectional survey was used with 690 participants from 30 missionary secondary schools. The findings revealed that principals perform leadership functions in missionary secondary schools to a high extent; teachers carry out record-keeping in missionary secondary schools in Plateau State, Nigeria to a high extent and there is no significant relationship between principals’ administrative functions of leadership and teachers’ job performance of record keeping in missionary secondary schools in Plateau State. The findings can guide measures for improving principals’ performance of their leadership function and creating a more effective record keeping system in missionary secondary schools in Plateau State.