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Comparative analysis of principals’ disciplinary management practices for improving teachers’ job performance of public and private secondary schools in Anambra State
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Ndidiamaka Jacinta Okeke-James, Henry Ikechukwu Nwasike, Nkebuisi Juliana Ogoegbunam, Mokwe Nwamaka Florence
Abstract
The study examined the comparative analysis of principals’ discipline
management practices for improving teachers’ job performance of public and
private secondary schools in Anambra State. The population of the study
comprised of 13,505 teachers which is made up of all the 8,258 teachers in
public Secondary Schools and 5,247 teachers in private secondary schools in the
six education zones of Anambra State. A sample of 1,351 teachers made up of 825
from public secondary schools and 526 from private secondary schools
representing 10% of the population were involved in the study. The instrument
for data collection was a questionnaire, it was structured on a four-point
rating scale of Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree. The
reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach’s Alpha Reliability
Co-efficient. The instrument was administered on 20 teachers in public
secondary schools and 25 teachers in private secondary schools in Enugu State.
A reliability co-efficient of 0.84 was obtained and indicated appropriate for
the study. Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer the research
questions and t-test was used to test the hypotheses. For the research
questions, a decision rule was applied using a bench mark mean of 2.50. Any
item with a mean score of 2.50 and above was considered as agreed while items
below 2.50 was regarded as disagree. In testing the null hypotheses, if
t-calculated is equal to, or greater than t-critical at 0.05 level of
significance, the null hypothesis was rejected, but if otherwise, it was not
rejected. The study revealed that similar staff disciplinary practices are
adopted by principals for improving teachers’ job performance in public and
private secondary schools in Anambra state. It was also found that there
is a significant difference in the mean ratings of public and private secondary
school teachers on the principals’ disciplinary practices for improving
teachers’ job performance in Anambra State. The findings revealed that, since
school is a formal organisation where clear policies and disciplinary actions
are applied for fairness, upholding standard and regulations in the school, which,
when teachers see to be consistent, serve as disciplinary practice that
improves their commitment and performance. Based on the findings and
conclusion, the study recommended that Principals should establish a clear
policy to guide teachers’ behaviour as a standard and regulation for
disciplinary practice in the school.
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Pages:7-10
How to cite this article:
Ndidiamaka Jacinta Okeke-James, Henry Ikechukwu Nwasike, Nkebuisi Juliana Ogoegbunam, Mokwe Nwamaka Florence "Comparative analysis of principals’ disciplinary management practices for improving teachers’ job performance of public and private secondary schools in Anambra State". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education and Research, Vol 11, Issue 2, 2026, Pages 7-10
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