Managing Principals’ Communication Styles For Teachers’ Compliance To Rules And Regulations In Public Secondary Schools In Rivers State
Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel Nwabueze
Faculty of Education, University Of Port Harcourt
Ohia Adanma Ngozi
Faculty of Education, University Of Port Harcourt
Keywords: Principals communication styles, teachers’ compliance, rules and regulations.
Abstract
This study is aboutprincipals’ communication styles for teachers’ compliance to rules and regulations in public secondary schools in Rivers State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The theoretical position was anchored on the Human Capital Theory propounded by Becker in (1964). This study adopted a descriptive survey design with a population of 268 principals in secondary schools in Rivers State. A stratified random sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 131 principals from the population. A self-designed questionnaire titled “Managing Principals’ Communication Styles for Teachers’ Compliance to Rules and RegulationsQuestionnaire (MPCSTCRRQ)” was used for data collection. Test-retest technique was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded an index of 0.86 using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r). Mean, Standard deviation and rank order were used in answering the research questions while t-test was used in testing the hypotheses. The findings revealed among others: principals’ assertive and aggressive communication styles enhanced teachers’ compliance to rules and regulations in secondary schools in Rivers State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that principals’ forms of communication should be dynamic in order to aid the school to achieve its goals of teaching and learning and to enhance teachers’ compliance to rules and regulations.