Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(10), pp. 4459 - 4469
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081013
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Teachers' Perception of Principals' Instructional Leadership Practices in Nigeria

Hafsat Aliyu Bada ^1,*, Tengku Faekah Tengku Ariffin ², Hasniza Nordin ^2
1 Department of Schools and Colleges, Kwara State Teaching Service Commission Ilorin, Nigeria
² School of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

ABSTRACT

This study investigates teachers' perception of their school leaders, in particular, principals' instructional leadership practices, and tests whether teachers' perception varies across gender. A version of the Hallinger and Murphy [35] Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) was employed and administered to 389 secondary school teachers in the North-Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The descriptive statistics show that there is a reasonable level of engagement of Nigerian school principals with the three dimensions of PIMRS. Specifically, "defining school mission" was rated highest, while "developing a positive school learning climate" has the lowest rating. This means that teachers perceive defining school mission as the greatest instructional leadership behaviour of the principals. Similarly, there appears to be significant differences between male and female teachers' perceptions of principal's instructional leadership behaviour among the principals. This difference occurs for "Managing the instructional program". This study adds to the understanding of instructional leadership practices in Nigeria, which have been rarely explored.

KEYWORDS
Instructional Leadership, PIMRS, Teachers' Perception, Nigeria

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Hafsat Aliyu Bada , Tengku Faekah Tengku Ariffin , Hasniza Nordin , "Teachers' Perception of Principals' Instructional Leadership Practices in Nigeria," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 10, pp. 4459 - 4469, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081013.

(b). APA Format:
Hafsat Aliyu Bada , Tengku Faekah Tengku Ariffin , Hasniza Nordin (2020). Teachers' Perception of Principals' Instructional Leadership Practices in Nigeria. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8(10), 4459 - 4469. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.081013.