Community-School Relations and Principals Administrative Effectiveness of Secondary Schools in Kwara State

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between community-schools relations and principals administrative effectiveness of secondary schools in Kwara State. A correlation survey method was adopted for the study. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 2000 respondents comprising of principals, vice principals, PTA executives, prefects and representative of religions bodies. Split-half reliability method was used which gave reliability indices of .65 and .67 respectively. Pearson product moment correlation statistics was used to test all the four null hypotheses generated for the study at 05 significance level. The findings however revealed that high significance relationship exist between community school relations and principals administrative effectiveness, school plant provision and maintenance and instructional development of secondary school. It was however recommended that school-based management committee should be set up to foster the community school. Relations efforts in the interest of enhancing schools effectiveness in Kwara State.